Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Also known as Kiyomizu Temple, Kiyomizu-dera
is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. The temple's full name is Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera (音羽山 清水寺). The temple is the 16th stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route. Along with Kōryū-ji and Kurama-dera, it is one of the few temples in Kyoto that predates the foundation of the capital to Heian-kyō. It is also one of Japan's leading temples dedicated to the worship of Kannon, along with Ishiyama-dera (Ōtsu, Shiga) and Hase-dera (Sakurai, Nara). It is a famous tourist de
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Kiyomizu-dera is a historic Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto that belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect and is dedicated to the worship of Kannon, a bodhisattva venerated in Japanese Buddhism. The temple is significant because it predates Kyoto's establishment as the capital, stands as one of Japan's leading Kannon temples, and serves as the 16th stop on the important Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route.
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- Kiyomizu-dera
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- 清水寺
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- Kiyomizu-dera is located in eastern Kyoto.
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- Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
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- Buddhism
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- Kita-Hossō
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- Kannon
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- Japan
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is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. The temple's full name is Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera (音羽山 清水寺). The temple is the 16th stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route. Along with Kōryū-ji and Kurama-dera, it is one of the few temples in Kyoto that predates the foundation of the capital to Heian-kyō. It is also one of Japan's leading temples dedicated to the worship of Kannon, along with Ishiyama-dera (Ōtsu, Shiga) and Hase-dera (Sakurai, Nara). It is a famous tourist destination in Kyoto City, attracting many pilgrims throughout the year. Since 1995, it holds the Kanji of the Year ceremony on 12 December (Kanji Day) every year. The temple is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto UNESCO World Heritage Site.
==History== thumb|Kiyomizu-dera circa 1880 by Adolfo Farsari The origins of Kiyomizu-dera are shrouded in legend, with a sparsity of verifiable historical documentation. The legend of the founding of Kiyomizu-dera, is found in the Kiyomizu-dera Engi compiled by Fujiwara no Akihira and included in the Gunsho Ruijū (Collection of Classical Japanese Writings), the Kiyomizu-dera Engi Emaki (produced in 1520), the Konjaku Monogatarishū (Tales of Times Now Past and Present), and the Fusō Ryakuki (Records of the Buddhist Literature) contain legends about the temple's founding. According to these sources, the founding legend is roughly as follows:
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