is a
Buddhist temple
A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa, wat and pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in Buddhism represen ...
of the
Tendai sect located in
Gifu
is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku ...
,
Gifu Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, F ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. It is also referred to as Mie-ji Kannon (美江寺観音). It is one of the
Mino Thirty-three Kannon
The are a collection of Buddhist temples in southern Gifu Prefecture, Japan.[Mino 33 Kannon](_blank)
Mino Seigoku ...
. The temple houses the Kanshitsu
Kannon, which is one of Japan's nationally designated
Important Cultural Properties.
See also
* For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the
Glossary of Japanese Buddhism.
External links
Images
File:美江寺 (岐阜市)-仁王門mieji001.jpg
File:美江寺 (岐阜市)-仁王門より本堂を望むmieji003.jpg
File:美江寺 (岐阜市)-本堂Mieji004.jpg
File:美江寺 (岐阜市)-阿弥陀堂-阿弥陀mieji006.jpg
File:美江寺 (岐阜市)-本堂内部mieji012.jpg
File:美江寺 (岐阜市)-お前立十一面観世音菩薩mieji014.jpg
File:美江寺 (岐阜市)-青面金剛mieji018.jpg
File:美江寺 (岐阜市)-十三仏mieji015.jpg
File:美江寺 (岐阜市)-菩薩mieji020.jpg,
Buildings and structures in Gifu
Buddhist temples in Gifu Prefecture
Tendai temples
Temples of Avalokiteśvara
{{Buddhist-temple-stub