Mōtsū-ji Temple

Also known as Motsu-ji, Motsuji, Mōtsū-ji

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: Yakushi Nyōrai
Religious building.country: Japan
Religious building.functional_status: functional
Religious building.founded_by: Ennin
Religious building.year_completed: 850
Religious building.designation1: World Heritage Site
Religious building.designation1_type: Cultural

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Official website

天台宗別格本山毛越寺

岩手県平泉、天台宗別格本山毛越寺は、国の特別史跡、特別名勝に二重指定された、平安時代の優美な浄土庭園に境内の四季折々の花が彩る観光地です。

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: Buddhist temple
Religion: Tendai
Country: Japan
Located in: Hiraizumi
Area: 6008
Dedicated to: Bhaiṣajyaguru Buddha
Official website: www.motsuji.or.jp
Image: 230728 Motsuji Hiraizumi Iwate pref Japan13s3.jpg

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Commons category: Motsuji
adjacent structure or building: Kanjizaiō-in
native label: 毛越寺
street address: 岩手県西磐井郡平泉町平泉字大沢58

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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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