Gangō-ji Temple
right|thumb|290px|Model of Gangō-ji in the Nara period; the temple at the top of the photo is Kofuku-ji thumb|right|Gangō-ji Gokurakubo zenshitsu (National Treasure) thumb|upright|Gangō-ji miniature pagoda (National Treasure) right|thumb|290px|Site of the Five-story Pagoda was one of the first Buddhist temples in Japan, and was ranked as one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Nara, Japan. It was mostly destroyed in the Muromachi period and the old town of Naramachi occupies most of what was once the temple's precincts. Three small portions of the temple have survived to the present day,
Key facts
- Religious building.name
- Gangō-ji
- Religious building.native_name
- 元興寺
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- Gango-ji Gokurakubo.jpg
- Religious building.caption
- Gokurakubō(National Treasure)
- Religious building.map_type
- Japan Nara Prefecture#Japan
- Religious building.relief
- 1
- Religious building.location
- 11 Chūin-chō, Nara-shi, Nara-ken (Gokuraku-bo)
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Buddhist
- Religious building.rite
- Sanron and Hosso
- Religious building.deity
- Miroku Bosatsu
- Religious building.country
- Japan
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Gangō-ji Gokuraku-in (Gokurakubō)
- Gangō-ji Pagoda Site
- Small Pagoda Complex
- In the ''Man'yōshū''
- See also
- Further reading
- Notes
- External links
right|thumb|290px|Model of Gangō-ji in the Nara period; the temple at the top of the photo is Kofuku-ji thumb|right|Gangō-ji Gokurakubo zenshitsu (National Treasure) thumb|upright|Gangō-ji miniature pagoda (National Treasure) right|thumb|290px|Site of the Five-story Pagoda was one of the first Buddhist temples in Japan, and was ranked as one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Nara, Japan. It was mostly destroyed in the Muromachi period and the old town of Naramachi occupies most of what was once the temple's precincts. Three small portions of the temple have survived to the present day, and each is now a separate temple.
==History== With the relocation of the capital to Heijō-kyō in 710, the temples of Yakushi-ji, Umayasaka-ji (later Kofuku-ji), Daikandai-ji (later Daian-ji), and other temples in Asuka were moved to the new capital. Hōkō-ji (Asuka-dera) was also moved to Heijō-kyō in 718, but the original Hōkō-ji in Asuka was not abolished and remained in its original location. The temple in Asuka retained the name "Hōkō-ji" or "Hon-Gankō-ji," while the temple in Heijō-kyō was named "Gangō-ji (or Shin-Gankō-ji)."