Tango Kokubun-ji
Buddhist temple in Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tango Kokubun-ji (丹後国分寺) is a Shingon-sect Buddhist temple in the Kokubu neighborhood of the city of Miyazu, Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the few surviving provincial temples established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710–794).[1] Due to this connection, the foundation stones of the Nara period temple now located to the south of the present day complex were designated as a National Historic Site in 1916.[2]
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Tango Kokubun-ji 丹後国分寺 | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhist |
Deity | Yakushi Nyōrai |
Rite | Shingon |
Location | |
Location | 59 Kokubun, Miyazu-shi, Kyoto-fu 629-2234 |
Country | Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 35°34′48.20″N 135°10′48.20″E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Emperor Shōmu |
Completed | c.741 |
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