250px, Tomb of Gyoki
250px, Old Main Hall
Chikurin-ji (竹林寺) is a
Buddhist
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temple in
Ikoma,
Nara
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Japan. The main object of worship (本尊) is
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Mañjuśrī (Sanskrit: मञ्जुश्री) is a ''bodhisattva'' associated with '' prajñā'' (wisdom) in Mahāyāna Buddhism. His name means "Gentle Glory" in Sanskrit. Mañjuśrī is also known by the fuller name of Mañjuśrīkumāra ...
(Manjushri).
History
The temple is said to have been established by the monk
Gyoki (行基) in the 8th century and is well known as the place where Gyoki is buried. A silver urn containing his burial record was found in 1255. It has since been designated a National Treasure of Japan.
Access
Chikurin-ji is close to
Ichibu Station on the
Kintetsu Ikoma Line.
References
Chikurin-ji, Digital Museum of Ikoma City (In Official Home Page of Ikoma City)
*Nihon Kotsu Kosha, ''Nara'', Nihon Kotsu Kosha, 1984, p. 138.
*Japanese version of Wikipedia
External links
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