Daian-ji Temple
thumb|right|300px|South gate thumb|290px|A model of the garan of Daian-ji at the Nara period, seen from the south side, a part of 1/1000 scale model of [[Heijōkyō held by Nara City Hall.]] is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It was founded by Emperor Jomei in 639 as one of the first official temples in Japan at the capital of Asuka-kyō and was subsequent relocated to Heijō-kyō with the relocation of the capital, where it became one of the Seven Great Temples of Nara, Japan. It subsequently fell into decline and now is only a small fragment of its former s
Key facts
- Religious building.name
- Daian-ji
- Religious building.native_name
- 大安寺
- Religious building.image
- Daianji Hondo01.jpg
- Religious building.caption
- Daian-ji Hondō
- Religious building.map_type
- Japan Nara Prefecture#Japan
- Religious building.relief
- 1
- Religious building.location
- 2-18-1 Daianji, Nara-shi, Nara-ken
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Buddhist
- Religious building.rite
- Kōyasan Shingon-shū
- Religious building.deity
- Nyōirin Kannon
- Religious building.country
- Japan
- Religious building.functional_status
- functional
Article
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- History
- Kudara-no-Ōdera
- Takaichi-daiji
- Daikan-daiji Temple
- Daian-ji
- Cultural properties
- See also
- References
thumb|right|300px|South gate thumb|290px|A model of the garan of Daian-ji at the Nara period, seen from the south side, a part of 1/1000 scale model of [[Heijōkyō held by Nara City Hall.]] is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It was founded by Emperor Jomei in 639 as one of the first official temples in Japan at the capital of Asuka-kyō and was subsequent relocated to Heijō-kyō with the relocation of the capital, where it became one of the Seven Great Temples of Nara, Japan. It subsequently fell into decline and now is only a small fragment of its former size and importance. Its former precincts were designated a National Historic Site in 1929.
==History== The history of this temple is based on the Daianji Garan Engi and Ruki Shizaichō (Daianji Zaichō) from 747 and the Nihon Shoki and Shoku Nihongi. According to these, when Prince Tamura (later Emperor Jomei) visited the sick Prince Shōtoku, he asked him to rebuild the Kumagoi Seisha as an official temple. By tradition, the Kumagoi Seisha was located in what is now Yamatokōriyama, and corresponds to the ruins of Nukata-dera.