Mōtsū-ji Temple
thumb|The modern temple of Mōtsū-ji with an incense burner in the foreground
Key facts
- Religious building.name
- Mōtsū-ji
- Religious building.native_name
- 毛越寺
- Religious building.native_name_lang
- ja
- Religious building.image
- 230728 Motsuji Hiraizumi Iwate pref Japan37s3.jpg
- Religious building.image_size
- 300
- Religious building.caption
- The Pure Land garden of Mōtsū-ji.The rocks are arranged to represent the rocky coast of Iwate.
- Religious building.map_type
- Japan Iwate Prefecture#Japan
- Religious building.relief
- 1
- Religious building.location
- 58 Osawa, Hiraizumi-chō, Nishiiwai-gun, Iwate-ken
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Buddhist
- Religious building.rite
- Tendai
- Religious building.deity
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thumb|The modern temple of Mōtsū-ji with an incense burner in the foreground
is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect in the town of Hiraizumi in southern Iwate Prefecture, Japan, and also refers to the historic area surrounding it containing the ruins of two older temples, and in a Jōdo (Pure Land) garden. The current temple was built in the 18th century and bears no relation to the ancient temple structures that once stood here. In June 2011, Mōtsū-ji was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as "Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi".
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850 establishments9th-century Buddhist temples in JapanBuddhist archaeological sites in JapanBuddhist temples in Iwate PrefectureHiraizumi, IwateMutsu ProvinceReligious buildings and structures completed in the 850sSpecial Historic SitesSpecial Places of Scenic BeautyTendai templesWorld Heritage Sites in Japan