Asuka-dera Temple
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thumb|275 px|Front of the Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism)|Main Hall at Asuka-dera, [[Asuka, Nara]] thumb|Great Buddha of Asuka-dera
Key facts
- Religious building.name
- Asuka-dera
- Religious building.native_name
- 飛鳥寺
- Religious building.native_name_lang
- ja
- Religious building.image
- Asuka-dera, sanmon.jpg
- Religious building.caption
- Asuka-dera Sanmon
- Religious building.map_type
- Japan Nara Prefecture#Japan
- Religious building.relief
- 1
- Religious building.location
- 682 Asuka, Asuka-mura, Takaichi-gun, Nara-ken
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Buddhist
- Religious building.rite
- Shingon-shu Buzan-ha
- Religious building.deity
- Gautama Buddha
- Religious building.country
- Japan
- Religious building.functional_status
- functional
- Religious building.founded_by
- Soga no Umako
- Religious building.year_completed
- c.596
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Temple complex
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|275 px|Front of the Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism)|Main Hall at Asuka-dera, [[Asuka, Nara]] thumb|Great Buddha of Asuka-dera
, also known as '''''', is a Buddhist temple located in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It currently belongs to the Shingon-shū Buzan-ha sect. Asuka-dera is regarded as one of the oldest temples in Japan. Its precincts were designated a National Historic Site in 1966.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Asuka-dera Temple” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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