室生寺五重塔

Five-storied Pagoda of Muroji Temple

三重県境に近い奈良の山間部に室生寺はある。宇陀川の支流室生川の北岸にある室生山の山麓から中腹に堂塔が散在している。
境内にある国宝伽藍の中でも、延暦19年（800年）頃の建立という五重塔に強く惹かれる。これは、法隆寺に次いで古いものだ。
通常の五重塔は、初重から1番上の5重目へ向けて屋根が次第に小さくなるが、この塔は屋根の逓減率が低く、1重目と5重目の屋根の大きさがあまり変わらず、それぞれの屋根の勾配も緩い。その特徴が美しく惹かれる。

Muroji Temple is located in the mountains of Nara near the border of Mie Prefecture. The temple is located on the northern bank of the Muro-river, a tributary of the Uda-river, and the pagodas are scattered from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain.
Among the national treasures in the precincts of the temple, I am strongly attracted to the five-story pagoda, which was built around 800. This is the second oldest pagoda after Horyu-ji.
In ordinary five-story pagodas, the roof gradually decreases in size from the first to the fifth floor, but this pagoda has a low rate of roof diminishment, with the roofs of the first and fifth floors not much different in size, and the slope of each roof is gentle. This feature is beautiful and attractive.

Services Phoograph
Categories　 Travel
Location Nara
Year　 2024