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Hōryū-ji (Japanese: 法隆寺, Hepburn: Temple of the Flourishing Dharma) is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, located in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Built shortly after Buddhism was introduced to Japan, it is also one of the oldest Buddhist sites in the country.
The back of the pedestal has an image of location that is known to be the center of the universe. This location holds the heavens, the oceans and the earth apart from each other. [2] This place is known as Mount Sumeru. The right panel shows a picture of the Buddha in a previous life and the left panel shows the scene of "The Hungry Tigress ...
Horyu-ji. Ikaruga (斑鳩町, Ikaruga-chō) is a town in Ikoma District, Nara, Japan.As of 31 December 2024, the town had an estimated population of 28,036 in 12,292 households, and a population density of 2000 persons per km 2. [1]
Notable examples of Tori works are the Sakyamuni Triad which are the main icons of the Golden Hall of Horyū-ji temple and the Kannon Boddhisatva of Yumedono Hall of the same temple, also known as Guze Kannon. Some of the most important Buddhist sculptures belong to the ensuing Hakuho art period when sculpture came to show predominantly Tang ...
Hōrin-ji (法輪寺, 法琳寺, 法林寺), or Mii-dera (三井寺, 御井寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Mii neighborhood of the town of [Ikaruga, Nara|Ikaruga]], Nara, Japan. It belongs to the Shōtoku-shū sect and its honzon is a statue of Yakushi Nyorai The temple's full name is Myōken-san Hōrin-ji (妙見山 法輪寺).
Hōrai-ji (鳳来寺), Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect located in the city of Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Its main image is a statue of Yakushi Nyōrai . The temple is located on the 695 metres (2,280 ft) Mount Hōrai and is accessed by a flight of 1425 steps.
Hōkyō-ji temple ruins are located at the western base of the Kunisaki Peninsula, on the natural embankment on the left bank of the Yakan River, which flows into the Suō Sea. This temple was founded in the late Asuka period (Hakuhō period) as one of the first national temples established in 680.
Hōkō-ji (方広寺, Hōkō-ji) (or Great Buddha of Kyoto ) [clarification needed] is a temple in Kyoto, Japan, dating from the 16th century. Toyotomi Hideyoshi determined that the capital city should have a Daibutsu ( Great Buddha of Kyoto ) temple to surpass that of Nara .