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Hōryū-ji Temple
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is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, located in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Built shortly after Buddhism was introduced to Japan, it is also one of the oldest Buddhist sites in the country. Its full name is , or Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law, with the complex serving as both a seminary and monastery.
Key facts
- Religious building.name
- Hōryū-ji法隆寺
- Religious building.image
- 230px
- Religious building.caption
- Kondo
- Religious building.mapframe
- yes
- Religious building.mapframe zoom
- 14
- Religious building.mapframe wikidata
- yes
- Religious building.location
- 1-1 Hōryū-ji Sannai, Ikaruga-chō, Ikoma-gun, Nara Prefecture
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Shōtoku
- Religious building.deity
- Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni)
- Religious building.country
- Japan
- Religious building.founded_by
- Empress Suiko, Prince Shōtoku
- Religious building.year_completed
- 607
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Buddhist temple
- Religion
- Hossō-shū
- Country
- Japan
- Area
- 14.6
- Founded by
- Prince Shōtoku
- Subsidiary
- Hokki-ji Temple
- Material used
- wood
- Dedicated to
- Shakyamuni Tathāgata
- Official website
- www.horyuji.or.jp
- Image
- Horyu-ji45s2s4500.jpg
- Significant event
- conflagration
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- Commons category
- Hōryū-ji
- topic's main category
- Category:Hōryū-ji
- Commons gallery
- Horyuji
- Commons Institution page
- Horyu-ji
- inception
- 0607-00-00
- adjacent structure or building
- Chūgū-ji Temple
- native label
- 法隆寺
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- fee
- 1000
- street address
- 奈良県生駒郡斑鳩町法隆寺山内1-1
- public transport stop
- Hōryūji Station
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- History
- Architecture
- Present complex
- Characteristics
- Pagoda
- Kondō
- Yumedono (Hall of Dreams)
- Treasures
- Kudara Kannon
- Murals
- Shaka Triad
- Tamamushi Shrine
- Yakushi Nyorai
- Yumedono (Guze) Kannon
- Serving the needs of architectural research
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, located in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Built shortly after Buddhism was introduced to Japan, it is also one of the oldest Buddhist sites in the country. Its full name is , or Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law, with the complex serving as both a seminary and monastery.
The temple was founded by Prince Shōtoku in 607. According to the Nihon Shoki, in 670 all buildings were burned down by lightning. Reconstruction of the temple complex began soon after. Rebuilt at least 1,300 years ago, the Kondō (main hall) is widely recognized as the world's oldest wooden building. A tree ring survey conducted in 2001 revealed that the shinbashira of the five-story pagoda were cut down in 594, before it burned down in 670.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hōryū-ji Temple” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.