Nihon-ji Temple
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is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kyonan, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The temple is located on the slopes of Mount Nokogiri and is known for its Nihon-ji Daibutsu. Nihon-ji was established as a Hossō sect temple, was transferred to the Tendai sect, and is now a Sōtō Zen temple. Since its founding the temple has fallen into ruin and been revived numerous times.
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Vinony files it under 725 establishments, 8th-century Buddhist temples in Japan and Buddhist temples in Chiba Prefecture.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Buddhist temple
- Official name
- 乾坤山日本寺
- Religion
- Sōtō
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Kyonan
- Founded by
- Gyōki
- Dedicated to
- Bhaiṣajyaguru Buddha
- Official website
- www.nihonji.jp
- Image
- Nihonji daibutsu.jpg
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- fax number
- +81-470-55-1174
- name in kana
- にほんじ
- street address
- 千葉県安房郡鋸南町元名184
- postal code
- 299-1901
- native label
- 日本寺
- phone number
- +81-470-55-1103
- inception
- 0725-07-21
- Commons category
- Nihon-ji
- located in/on physical feature
- Mount Nokogiri
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Founding
- Revivals and transfer to Sōtō sect
- Tokugawa period revival
- Meiji-Period destruction and modern restoration
- Noted treasures
- Transportation
- References
is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kyonan, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The temple is located on the slopes of Mount Nokogiri and is known for its Nihon-ji Daibutsu. Nihon-ji was established as a Hossō sect temple, was transferred to the Tendai sect, and is now a Sōtō Zen temple. Since its founding the temple has fallen into ruin and been revived numerous times.
==History== ===Founding=== Nihon-ji was founded in the Nara period in 725 by order of Emperor Shōmu by the priest Gyōki (668–749). The temple is considered to be the Kantō region's sole Nara period , or temple built by order of the emperor. Nihon-ji was founded by Gyōki as a Hossō Sect temple. In this period the temple had seven great halls, twelve smaller halls, and was home to 100 monks. By tradition Nihon-ji was visited in the Nara period by Rōben (689–774), a monk of the Kegon sect and founder of the Tōdai-ji in Nara, and later by Kūkai (774–835), founder of the Shingon or "True Word" school of Buddhism. In 857, by opportunity of a visit to the temple by the monk Ennin (793 or 794–864), Nihon-ji was transferred to the Tendai school of Buddhism.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nihon-ji Temple” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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