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, officially or , is a
Shingon is one of the major schools of Buddhism in Japan and one of the few surviving Vajrayana lineages in East Asian Buddhism. It is a form of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism and is sometimes called "Tōmitsu" (東密 lit. "Esoteric uddhismof Tō- ...
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temple in eastern
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. The temple is located on
Mount Maya is a mountain in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. This mountain is one of the major peaks of the Rokkō Mountains, and is the most popular peak for visitors on the West-Rokkō Mountains. Outline Mount Maya is one of the two centers in Rokk ...
() in the Nada ward of Kobe.


History

Tenjō-ji was, by tradition, established during the
Asuka period The was a period in the history of Japan lasting from 538 to 710, although its beginning could be said to overlap with the preceding Kofun period. The Yamato period, Yamato polity evolved greatly during the Asuka period, which is named after the ...
(538 – 710) by the semi-mythical monk Hōdō (fl. 7th century). Hōdō, by tradition, was born in India, and traveled to Japan via China and the
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kingdom in Korea. Hōdō cured an illness of the
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(596 – 654), who then sent the monk to establish numerous Buddhist temples. According to legend Hōdō founded Tenjō-ji in 646. In the 8th century, another High Monk Kobo brought back a statue of
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, the mother of Buddha from China, and dedicated it to this temple. Tenjō-ji was an influential temple for a long time, but the original temple which was located very near to the top of the mountain was burned by a pyromaniac in 1975. The temple has been reestablished at a northern and higher place from the original. The name of
Mount Maya is a mountain in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. This mountain is one of the major peaks of the Rokkō Mountains, and is the most popular peak for visitors on the West-Rokkō Mountains. Outline Mount Maya is one of the two centers in Rokk ...
has its origin in the story of this temple.


References

Buddhist temples in Hyōgo Prefecture Religious buildings and structures in Kobe Tourist attractions in Kobe Kōyasan Shingon temples Buddhist archaeological sites in Japan 646 establishments Religious buildings and structures completed in the 640s 7th-century Buddhist temples 7th-century establishments in Japan {{Japan-Buddhist-temple-stub