Jingo-ji Temple
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thumb|Kondō thumb|Rōmon (view from within the temple) is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto. It stands on Mount Takao to the northwest of the center of the city. The temple adheres to Shingon Buddhism. Its principal image is a statue of Bhaisajyaguru (Yakushi Nyorai), the Buddha of Healing or "Medicine Buddha".
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Buddhist temple
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Ukyō Ward
- Founded by
- Wake no Kiyomaro
- Official website
- www.jingoji.or.jp
- Image
- Jingoji Kyoto Kyoto15s3s4500.jpg
- Has parts of class
- shōrō
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- phone number
- +81-75-861-1769
- fax number
- +81 75-862-0354
- native label
- 神護寺
- heritage designation
- Important Cultural Property of Japan
- inception
- 0824-00-00
- fee
- 500
- Commons category
- Jingo-ji
- directions
- In front of Kyoto Station, take JR Bus bound for Takao/Keihoku and get off at Yamashiro Takao Station (free with JR Pass), walk down a flight of winding stairs, cross a small bridge, and walk up for about ten minutes.
- street address
- 京都府京都市右京区梅ヶ畑高雄町5
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thumb|Kondō thumb|Rōmon (view from within the temple) is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto. It stands on Mount Takao to the northwest of the center of the city. The temple adheres to Shingon Buddhism. Its principal image is a statue of Bhaisajyaguru (Yakushi Nyorai), the Buddha of Healing or "Medicine Buddha".
The temple was first established in the year 824, as a merger of two private temples founded earlier by Wake no Kiyomaro. They were the Jingan-ji (神願寺) in Kiyomaro's home province and the Takaosan-ji (高雄山寺).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jingo-ji Temple” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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