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Gufuku-ji Temple

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Explore Gufuku-ji Temple, a historic site built on the ruins of one of Asuka's Four Great Temples.

Gufuku-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Shingon-shu Buzan-ha temple.
  • Its mountain name is Buddhasan.
  • Main deity is Eleven-faced Kannon.
  • Succeeded Kawahara-dera Temple, founded around 670 AD.

What to see

  • Ruins of Kawahara-dera Temple, a National Historic Site.
  • Excavated fragments of clay statues and tile-buddhas.
  • Original temple had a unique one-pagoda, two-main-hall layout.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

奈良県高市郡明日香村川原1109 Open in Google Maps

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