Kōtoku-in Temple

Also known as Kōtoku-in

is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Its mountain name is , and its common temple name is .

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Religious building.name: Kōtoku-in
Religious building.native_name: 高徳院
Religious building.image: 230128 Kamakura Daibutsu Japan04s3.jpg
Religious building.caption: The Great Buddha at Kōtoku-in
Religious building.mapframe: yes
Religious building.mapframe zoom: 14
Religious building.mapframe wikidata: yes
Religious building.location: 4 Chome-2-28 Hase, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture 248-0016
Religious building.religious_affiliation: Jōdo-shū
Religious building.deity: Amitābha
Religious building.country: Japan
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is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Its mountain name is , and its common temple name is .

The temple is renowned for , a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amitābha, which is one of the most famous icons of Japan. It is also a designated National Treasure, and one of the twenty-two historic sites included in Kamakura's proposal for inclusion in UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.