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Hase-dera Temple

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Also known as Hase-dera

is the main temple of the Buzan sect of Shingon Buddhism. The temple is located in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The Main Hall is a National Treasure of Japan.

Key facts

Religious building.name
Buzan Shinrakuin Hase-dera
Religious building.image
Hasedera Sakurai Nara pref58s5s4272.jpg
Religious building.image_size
300px
Religious building.location
731-1 Hatsuse, Sakurai, Nara Prefecture
Religious building.religious_affiliation
Shingon-shu Buzan-ha
Religious building.country
Japan
Religious building.website
http://www.hasedera.or.jp/index.html
Religious building.year_completed
8th century (727?)

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  • Treasures
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  • Notes
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is the main temple of the Buzan sect of Shingon Buddhism. The temple is located in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The Main Hall is a National Treasure of Japan.

==Overview== thumb|left|upright|The staircase According to the description on , which is enshrined at Hase-dera, the temple was first built in 686 and dedicated to Emperor Tenmu, who was suffering from a disease. Later, in the year 727, the temple was expanded by order of Emperor Shōmu and a statue of Jūichimen Kannon, an eleven-headed manifestation of the Bodhisattva Kannon, was placed near the original temple that enshrined the bronze plaque. The temple has been burned down and rebuilt as many as ten times since the 10th century.

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