法隆寺
法隆寺（ほうりゅうじ）は、奈良県生駒郡斑鳩町法隆寺山内にある聖徳宗の総本山の寺院。山号はなし。本尊は釈迦如来。斑鳩寺（いかるがでら、鵤寺とも）、法隆学問寺としても知られる[1]。
法隆寺は7世紀に創建され、古代寺院の姿を現在に伝える仏教施設であり、聖徳太子ゆかりの寺院である。創建は金堂薬師如来像光背銘、『上宮聖徳法王帝説』から推古15年（607年）とされる。金堂、五重塔を中心とする西院伽藍と、夢殿を中心とした東院伽藍に分けられる。境内の広さは約18万7千平方メートル。西院伽藍は、現存する世界最古の木造建築物群である[2]。
法隆寺の建築物群は法起寺と共に、1993年（平成5年）に「法隆寺地域の仏教建造物」としてユネスコの世界遺産（文化遺産）に登録された。建造物以外にも、飛鳥・奈良時代の仏像、仏教工芸品など多数の文化財を有する。
Hōryū-ji (法隆寺, Temple of the Flourishing Dharma) is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Its full name is Hōryū Gakumonji (法隆学問寺), or Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law, the complex serving as both a seminary and monastery.
The temple was founded by Prince Shōtoku in 607, but according to the Nihon Shoki, in 670 all buildings were burned down by lightning. However, reconstructed at least 1,300 years ago, the Kondō (main hall) is widely recognized as the world’s oldest wooden building.[1][2]
A fire that broke out during the dismantling and repair of the Kondō on January 26, 1949 destroyed a mural of the Asuka period, a national treasure, and shocked the Japanese. Based on this accident, the day when the fire broke out is now fire prevention day for cultural properties.
In 1993, Hōryū-ji Temple, along with Hokki-ji, was registered as Japan’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name of Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area.
A tree ring survey conducted in 2001 revealed that the shinbashira of the five-story pagoda were cut down in 594, before it burned down in 670.
Hōryū-ji (法隆寺?) è un complesso templare buddista della città di Ikaruga-no-Sato, vicino a Nara, in Giappone.
Gli edifici più antichi (il kondō, la pagoda a 5 piani e la porta centrale) risalgono al periodo Asuka e sono considerati le più antiche costruzioni in legno esistenti al mondo[1].
Il tempio è uno dei più importanti centri del buddhismo di scuola Hossō in Giappone.