清水寺
Also known as Kiyomizu Temple, Kiyomizu-dera
京都市東山区にある仏教寺院
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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.jpg
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- Kiyomizu-dera's main hall (hondō)
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- Japan Kyoto city#Japan
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- 1
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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
Article · 日本語
清水寺（きよみずでら、英: Kiyomizu-dera Temple）は、京都市東山区清水にある北法相宗の大本山の寺院。山号は音羽山。本尊は十一面千手観世音菩薩。正式には音羽山清水寺（おんわさんきよみずでら）と号する。もとは法相宗に属していたが、現在は独立して北法相宗を名乗る。西国三十三所第16番札所。洛陽三十三所観音霊場第10から14番札所。 境内（敷地面積）は約13万平方メートル。
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778 establishments8th-century Buddhist temples in JapanBuddhist temples in KyotoHōnenImportant Cultural Properties (Japan)National Treasures (Japan)Places of Scenic BeautyReligious buildings and structures completed in the 770sTangible Cultural Properties of Kyoto PrefectureTemples of AvalokiteśvaraWorld Heritage Sites in Japan