Futai-ji Temple
Sign in to saveAlso known as Futaiten-Hōrin-ji, Narihira-dera, Futai-ji
thumb|Mimami-mon thumb|Hondo ', also known as ', is a Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan.
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- Official name
- 金龍山 不退転法輪寺
- Religion
- Shingon Risshu
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Nara
- Founded by
- Ariwara no Narihira
- Dedicated to
- Āryāvalokiteśvara
- Official website
- www3.kcn.ne.jp/~futaiji/english.html
- Image
- 140531 Futaiji Nara Japan04s3.jpg
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- time of earliest written record
- 0860-00-00
- heritage designation
- Important Cultural Property of Japan
- Commons category
- Futaiji
- inception
- 0847-00-00
- street address
- 奈良県奈良市法蓮町517
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thumb|Mimami-mon thumb|Hondo ', also known as ', is a Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan.
The temple was opened by Ariwara no Narihira in 847, known as the author of the Tales of Ise. The temple was built over a place where it was formerly a mansion of Narihira's grandfather, former Emperor Heizei. The main hall houses a (a form of Avalokiteśvara or Guan Yin) buddha image as its primary worship object, surrounded by five Myo-O, as well as a small Shinto shrine also inside the same building.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Futai-ji Temple” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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