Located at the central position of the monastery is not the main building Godai-do but rather the Shingyo-den which houses the copies of the heart sutra that have been transcribed by successive emperors including Emperor Saga. |
伽藍の中心部に位置しているのは、本堂にあたる五大堂ではなく、嵯峨天皇ほかの歴代天皇が書写した般若心経を収める心経殿である点が注目される。 |