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Shingon Shingon monks at Mount Koya is one of the major schools of Buddhism in Japan and one of the few surviving Vajrayana lineages in East Asia, originally spread from India to China through traveling monks such as Vajrabodhi and Amoghavajra. Kn ...

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, Hyōgo, Japan. It was first established by Chōgen in 1190 – 1198, and the temple structures have undergone several reconstruction efforts since then, with the last reconstruction taking place in 1632. Jōdo-ji's Jōdodō completed in 1194 is a

National Treasure of Japan Some of the National Treasures of Japan A is the most precious of Japan's Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan, Tangible Cultural Properties, as determined and designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs (a special body of the Ministry ...

. The architecture is in the Daibutsu style that combines Japanese and

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elements.

List of buildings

*Jōdodō – built in 1194.　National Treasure of Japan. * Yakushiō (Main hall) –

Important Cultural Property of Japan An The term is often shortened into just is an item officially classified as Tangible Cultural Property by the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs ( Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) and judged to be o ...

. It was rebuilt in 1517. *

Hachiman In Japanese religion, ''Yahata'' (八幡神, ancient Shinto pronunciation) formerly in Shinto and later commonly known as Hachiman (八幡神, Japanese Buddhist pronunciation) is the syncretic divinity of archery and war, incorporating elements f ...

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honden In Shinto shrine architecture, the , also called , or sometimes as in Ise Shrine's case, is the most sacred building at a Shinto shrine, intended purely for the use of the enshrined '' kami'', usually symbolized by a mirror or sometimes by a s ...

– Important Cultural Property of Japan. *Hachiman-jinja haiden – Important Cultural Property of Japan. * Kaizanō – rebuilt in 1520. * Bell tower – rebuilt in 1632. * Fudodō * Monjudō *Kyozō

List of sculptures

* Amitabha Triad – National Treasure of Japan.

Kaikei was a Japanese Busshi (sculptor of Buddha statue) of Kamakura period, known alongside Unkei. Because many busshi of the school have a name including ''kei'' (慶), his school is called ''Kei-ha'' ( Kei school). Kaikei being also called Annam ...

's most important work. It is a work in 1195–1197. Height: 24.6 ft *Amitabha – Important Cultural Property of Japan.

's work. It is a work in 1201. Loaned to

Nara National Museum The is one of the pre-eminent national art museums in Japan. Introduction The Nara National Museum is located in Nara, which was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784. Katayama Tōkuma (1854–1917) designed the original building, which is a repr ...

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Chōgen was a after '' Manju'' and before '' Chōryaku.'' This period spanned the years from July 1028 through April 1037. The reigning emperors were and . Change of era * 1028 : The new era name ''Chōgen'' was created to mark and event or series o ...

- Important Cultural Property of Japan. (1234) *Buddhist saint's mask, 25 pieces – Important Cultural Property of Japan. It is a work of Kaikei's school.

List of craftwork

*Hand drum made of copper – Important Cultural Property of Japan. (1194). *

Gorintō ("five-ringed tower") is a Japanese type of Buddhist pagoda believed to have been first adopted by the Shingon and Tendai sects during the mid Heian period. It is used for memorial or funerary purposesKōjien Japanese Dictionary and is therefore ...

made of copper – Important Cultural Property of Japan. (1194). *Table – Important Cultural Property of Japan.

List of paintings

Nirvana ( , , ; sa, निर्वाण} ''nirvāṇa'' ; Pali: ''nibbāna''; Prakrit: ''ṇivvāṇa''; literally, "blown out", as in an oil lamp Richard Gombrich, ''Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benāres to Modern Colombo. ...

– Important Cultural Property of Japan. *

's eight saints – Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Gallery

File:Jodoji Ono Hyogo07n4272.jpg, Bell tower File:Jodoji Ono Hyogo15n3200.jpg, Kaizandō File:Jodoji Ono Hyogo14n4272.jpg, Fudoō File:Jodoji Ono Hyogo12n3200.jpg, Hachiman-jinja honden and haiden

Citations

External links

神戸大学附属図書館「浄土寺縁起」
(Japanese) 1190s establishments in Japan National Treasures of Japan Important Cultural Properties of Japan Shingon Buddhism Kōyasan Shingon temples Buddhist temples in Hyōgo Prefecture Tourist attractions in Hyōgo Prefecture {{Buddhist-temple-stub