Kongō-ji Temple
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is a Buddhist temple in Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan. It is the head temple of the Shingon Omuro sect. and also known under its mountain-name as . It is the 7th temple on the and is notable for the large number of designated cultural properties. The precincts of the temple were designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1934 with the area under protection expanded in 2011.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark_region, across 2 mapped points.
It sits within the topics 8th-century Buddhist temples in Japan, Buddhist temples in Osaka Prefecture and Historic Sites of Japan.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Buddhist temple
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Kawachinagano
- Founded by
- Gyōki
- Dedicated to
- Vairocana
- Official website
- amanosan-kongoji.jp
- Image
- Amanosan kongo-ji.JPG
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- Commons category
- Kongō-ji (Kawachinagano)
- inception
- 0800-00-00
- street address
- 大阪府河内長野市天野町996
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Precinct
- Cultural assets
- National Treasures
- Important Cultural Properties
- See also
- Architectural notes
- References
- Citations
- General sources
- External links
is a Buddhist temple in Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan. It is the head temple of the Shingon Omuro sect. and also known under its mountain-name as . It is the 7th temple on the and is notable for the large number of designated cultural properties. The precincts of the temple were designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1934 with the area under protection expanded in 2011.
== History == According to temple legend, one of the 84,000 stupas built by the Indian Emperor Ashoka was on this land. The temple was founded during the Tenpyō era (729–749) through imperial request of Emperor Shōmu by the priest Gyōki. During the early Heian period, Kōbō-Daishi (Kūkai), the founder of Shingon Buddhism is said to have studied here.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kongō-ji Temple” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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