Awaji Kokubun-ji
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Awaji Kokubun-ji (淡路国分寺) is a Ritsu-sect Buddhist temple in the Yagikokubu neighborhood of the city of Minamiawaji, Hyōgo, Japan. It the successor of the provincial temple established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710–794).[1] Due to this connection, the foundation stones of the Nara period pagoda were designated as a National Historic Site in 1951.[2]
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Awaji Kokubun-ji 淡路国分寺 | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhist |
Deity | Shaka Nyōrai |
Rite | Ritsu |
Location | |
Location | 331 Yagikokubu, Minamiawaji, Hyōgo-ken 656-0434 |
Country | Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 34°17′54.73″N 134°46′57.55″E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Emperor Shōmu |
Completed | c.775 |
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