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The is a temple of the
Tendai
, also known as the Tendai Lotus School (天台法華宗 ''Tendai hokke shū,'' sometimes just "''hokke shū''") is a Mahāyāna Buddhist tradition (with significant esoteric elements) officially established in Japan in 806 by the Japanese m ...
sect in
Kakogawa,
Hyōgo,
Japan
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.
It was established by
Prince Shōtoku
, also known as or , was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He was the son of Emperor Yōmei and his consort, Princess Anahobe no Hashihito, who was also Yōmei's younger half-s ...
's instruction in 589.
Kakurin-ji's
Taishidō was completed in 1112, and
Main Hall was finished in 1397. Both are
National Treasures of Japan
Some of the National Treasures of Japan
A is the most precious of Japan's Tangible Cultural Properties, as determined and designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs (a special body of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Scien ...
.
Building list
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Taishidō - National Treasure of Japan. It was built in 1112.
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Main Hall - National Treasure of Japan. It was built in 1397.
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Jōgyōdō -
Important Cultural Property of Japan. It was built in
Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kanmu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means "peace" in Japanese. ...
.
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Gyōjadō - Important Cultural Property of Japan. It was built in 1406.
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Bell tower
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- Important Cultural Property of Japan. It was built in 1407.
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Gomadō - Important Cultural Property of Japan. It was built in 1563.
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Pagoda
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- It was built in
Muromachi period
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Sanmon
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- It was built in 1672.
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Kannondō - It was built in 1705.
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Kodō
*Shin-
Yakushidō
See also
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National Treasures of Japan
Some of the National Treasures of Japan
A is the most precious of Japan's Tangible Cultural Properties, as determined and designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs (a special body of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Scien ...
**
List of National Treasures of Japan (temples)
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People
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Organizations
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Historical Sites of Prince Shōtoku The Historical Sites of Prince Shōtoku (聖徳太子御遺跡霊場, ''Shōtoku taishi goiseki reijō'') are a group of 28 Buddhist temples in Japan related to the life of Prince Shōtoku
, also known as or , was a semi-legendary regent and a ...
External links
Official Site (Japanese)
6th-century establishments in Japan
National Treasures of Japan
Important Cultural Properties of Japan
Tendai temples
Buddhist temples in Hyōgo Prefecture
Prince Shōtoku
Religious buildings and structures completed in 589
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