Mii-dera
Historic Buddhist temple in Ōtsu, Shiga prefecture, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the temple in Shiga Prefecture. For the temple in Nara Prefecture, see Hōrin-ji (Nara).
Nagara-san Onjo-ji (長等山園城寺, Nagarasan Onjōji), also known as just Onjo-ji, or Mii-dera (三井寺), is a Buddhist temple in Japan located at the foot of Mount Hiei,[1][2] in the city of Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture.[3] It is a short distance from both Kyoto, and Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake. The head temple of the Jimon sect of Tendai, it is a sister temple to Enryaku-ji, at the top of the mountain, and is one of the four largest temples in Japan. Altogether, there are 40 named buildings in the Mii-dera complex.
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Mii-dera 三井寺 | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhist |
Deity | Miroku Bosatsu |
Rite | Jimon Tendai |
Location | |
Location | 246 Onjō-ji-chō, Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture |
Country | Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 35°00′48″N 135°51′10″E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Emperor Tenmu |
Date established | 672 |
Completed | 19th century (Reconstruction) |
Website | |
www.shiga-miidera.or.jp/ | |
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Mii-dera is temple 14 in the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage.