Kurama-dera Temple
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is a temple in the far north of Kyoto, Japan which houses some National Treasures of Japan. It was a member of the Tendai sect and subordinate to Shōren-in from the 12th century until 1949 when it founded its own religious body. The object of worship is esoteric and unique to the temple. It is said to have been founded by a disciple of Jianzhen.
Key facts
- Religious building.name
- Kurama-dera
- Religious building.native_name
- 鞍馬寺
- Religious building.image
- Kurama-dera sanmon.jpg
- Religious building.caption
- The main entrance
- Religious building.location
- Sakyō-ku Kurama Honmachi 1074, Kyoto
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Independent (Kuramakōkyō)
- Religious building.deity
- Sonten (union of Vaiśravaṇa, Kannon, Defender Lord)
- Religious building.country
- Japan
- Religious building.founded_by
- Jiànzhēn (鑑禎)
- Religious building.year_completed
- 770?
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Buddhist temple
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Sakyō-ku
- Official website
- www.kuramadera.or.jp
- Image
- Kurama-dera sanmon.jpg
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- Commons category
- Kurama-dera
- located in/on physical feature
- Mount Kurama
- item operated
- Kurama-dera Cable
- inception
- 0796-00-00
- native label
- 鞍馬寺
- street address
- 京都府京都市左京区鞍馬本町1074
- phone number
- +81-75-741-2003
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Object of worship
- Tourism
- Yuki-jinja
- References
- External links
is a temple in the far north of Kyoto, Japan which houses some National Treasures of Japan. It was a member of the Tendai sect and subordinate to Shōren-in from the 12th century until 1949 when it founded its own religious body. The object of worship is esoteric and unique to the temple. It is said to have been founded by a disciple of Jianzhen.
Situated in secluded wilderness at the base of Mount Kurama, it is accessible by its own cable car line, the Kurama-dera Cable.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kurama-dera Temple” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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