Akishino-dera Temple

Also known as Akishino-dera

is a Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan. Founded in the eighth century, its Kamakura-period Hondō is a National Treasure.

Key facts

Religious building.name: Akishino-dera秋篠寺
Religious building.image: Akishinodera1.jpg
Religious building.caption: Hondō, early Kamakura period (NT)
Religious building.religious_affiliation: Buddhism
Religious building.deity: Yakushi Nyorai
Religious building.location: 757 Akishino-chō, Nara, Nara Prefecture
Religious building.country: Japan
Religious building.founded_by: Zenjū Daitoku
Religious building.year_completed: 780

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Image: Akishinodera1.jpg

Sources (2)

Article

6 sections

Contents

History
Buildings
Treasures
See also
References
External links

is a Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan. Founded in the eighth century, its Kamakura-period Hondō is a National Treasure.

==History== The Shoku Nihongi of 797 places the origins of the temple in Hōki 11 (780), while the of 1139 ascribes it to the vows of Emperor Kōnin and Emperor Kammu and names its founder as , younger brother of Emperor Shōmu. The of 1441 dates its foundation instead to 776. Excavated Nara-period tiles corroborate an eighth-century foundation date. Like other major temples of the period, Akishino-dera had two pagodas, as well as a Kondō. According to the Legends, a fire in June 1135 destroyed most of the temple. Two hundred and fifty-five ofuda, dating from 1327 to 1524, cast light on later years.