Hokki-ji Temple
Also known as Hōki-ji, Hoki-ji, Hokkiji, Hōkiji, Hokki-ji
thumb|200px|The three-storied pagoda of Hokki-ji, a National Treasure
Key facts
- Religious building.name
- Hokki-ji
- Religious building.native_name
- 法起寺
- Religious building.image
- Hokiji02ds1920.jpg
- Religious building.caption
- Hokki-ji
- Religious building.map_type
- Japan Nara Prefecture#Japan
- Religious building.relief
- 1
- Religious building.location
- 1873 Okamoto Ikaruga-chō, Ikoma-gun, Nara-ken
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Buddhist
- Religious building.rite
- Shōtokū-shu
- Religious building.deity
- Jūichimen Kannon
- Religious building.country
- Japan
- Religious building.functional_status
- functional
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thumb|200px|The three-storied pagoda of Hokki-ji, a National Treasure
– formerly known as and – is a Buddhist temple temple in the Okamoto neighborhood of the town of Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The temple's honorary sangō prefix is , although it is rarely used. The temple was constructed to honor Avalokitesvara, and an 11-faced statue of the goddess is the primary object of worship in the temple. Hokki-ji is often considered to be one of the seven great temples founded by Prince Shōtoku, but in fact the temple was not completed until some decades after his death. In 1993, it was registered together with Hōryū-ji as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area.
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638 establishments7th-century Buddhist temples in JapanBuddhist temples in Nara PrefectureHistoric Sites of JapanIkaruga, NaraImportant Cultural Properties (Japan)National Treasures (Japan)Pagodas in JapanPrince ShōtokuReligious buildings and structures completed in the 630sWorld Heritage Sites in JapanYamato Province