Zendoji Japanese Buddhist temple Jodo is established . In Japan ruled Taiwan for five decades, including eight cases of Japanese Buddhism was introduced into Taiwan fourteen faction , but different denominational preacher effectiveness of the activities . Among the more famous temples in Taipei , about seven , Zendoji is the largest existing one . In 1926, donations from the faithful established , formerly known as " Jodo other homes in Taipei " , the appearance of simplicity , and Chinese temples carved a big difference . Inside the hall even ban noisy, full of solemn Buddhist atmosphere.

Zendoji and in August 1981 , in the construction of nine -storey building next to the main hall mercy because , completed in October 1986 , in which the fourth floor of the library is the Void , five to the seventh floor of the Buddhist art exhibition venues collection China's Wei , Six , Sui, Tang, Song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty to modern art, of which there are a " Goddess of Mercy in Song woodcut comfortable seated " , dating from about AD 1000 to 1100 , even the base height of about one hundred centimeters , very historical value , was demonstrated at the National Palace Museum .

Given the Grotto Northern and Southern Dynasties (eg : Dunhuang , Yungang , Longmen Grottoes Art ) , and later in the Tang and Song for the development of Chinese folk widely Buddhist art , modern folk is not generally appreciated, the Museum Zendoji Buddhist history Master calendar year will collect all kinds of temple statues and painting since the Wei, Jin and be on display in the hands of the provision of a gallery .

At present, Taiwan 's major museums , although many Chinese ancient cultural relics collection , but the relics of Buddhist art is less about the integrity of stone carving art , especially between the Tang and Song Wei and Jin to very lacking. Zendoji To compensate for the lack of national museums to the Tang and Song Wei and Jin between stone carving art , they are widely collected all kinds of statues and relics Wei has established Buddhist Museum in 1986 , is open to the public to visit. The museum then committed wishlists , thought to make up for the shortcomings of a national museum earlier this content . Zendoji has three showrooms , are located in five , six, seven and so on the third floor ; five, six two floors of the Museum Locations ; seventh floor of the exhibition hall of Buddhist arts of painting and calligraphy .

Fifth exhibition of stone carving art in all its forms , mostly statues of Buddhist art in Six Dynasties period, calendar and intact for thousands of years , precious. Statues include Nigume , Amitabha Buddha, Maitreya Buddha ` , Guanyin , and another male and female dependents statue . These statues carved in Six Dynasties era calendar , Sui Northern Song , Liao, to the Qing DPRK . As can be seen in the shape of the Sui and Tang dynasties before wears carvings , mostly soft natural -based, morphological changes and more, there are stand -phase, there is an inverted phase with lean legs , but also sit cross-legged phase , there Tuosai thinking , there are deep meditation about two hundred side, there are signs fell , fell half track , etc. : Calvary different expressions, all vivid mutually exclusive , Chee Yung sounded , life , filled with tranquility and majestic beauty.

Don sixth collection , wooden statues Song , Ming and Qing and modern , ceramic statues, jade statues , ivory statues and statues . Huge wooden statues and more majestic , with color , color, gold three kinds of wood carvings, unfortunately save most difficult color mottled , timber wood stripping system . Eighteen ceramic statues most conspicuous places , including the famous kilns in the Song and Ming each era statues also fired more respect , as more states kiln, kiln Jing , Jun , port state kiln , kiln and so on. Jade , ivory and bronze statues type body is small, more delicate.

The seventh floor of the Museum of Buddhist paintings arts Song , Ming and Qing and modern , with Amitabha escorts like the Song , Ming Dynasty painted ecliptic week Samantabhadra like Tang and Zhang Daqian painted murals of Dunhuang auspicious day women like the most important, there literati book as replaceable day exhibition.