Hōgon-ji Temple

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Key facts

Religious building.name: Hōgon-ji
Religious building.native_name: 宝厳寺
Religious building.image: Chikubu island03s3200.jpg
Religious building.caption: Hōgon-ji Precincts
Religious building.map_type: Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan
Religious building.relief: 1
Religious building.location: 664 Hayasakicho, Nagahama-shi, Shiga-ken
Religious building.religious_affiliation: Buddhist
Religious building.rite: Shingon-shū Buzan-ha
Religious building.deity: Benzaiten
Religious building.country: Japan
Religious building.functional_status

Article

17 sections

Contents

Overview
History
Architectural style
Hondō
Karamon Gate
Hogon-ji's pagoda
Hogon-ji's treasure house
Cultural Properties
National Treasures
National Important Cultural Properties
National Registered Tangible Cultural Property
Shiga Prefecture Designated Tangible Cultural Properties
Nagahama City Designated Tangible Cultural Properties
See also
References
Further reading
External links

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is a Buddhist temple located on Chikubushima in the city of Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon-shū Buzan-ha sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Benzaiten. The temple's full name is Iwakin-san Hōgon-ji (巖金山寶嚴寺), but it is popularly known as the "Chikubushima Kannon". The temple is the 30th stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route.