Murō-ji Temple
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is a Shingon Buddhist temple located in the city of Uda, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It lays on the mountainside of and historically served as a place of worship for the Japanese dragon associated with rain prayers known as Zennyo Ryūō. Its is one of the oldest standing pagodas in Japan, dating its construction to the 9th century.
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- Instance of
- Buddhist temple
- Country
- Japan
- Dedicated to
- Cintāmaṇicakra
- Official website
- www.murouji.or.jp
- Image
- Murouji, hondou-3.jpg
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- Commons category
- Murouji
- heritage designation
- National Treasure of Japan
- inception
- 0800-00-00
- located in protected area
- Murō-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park
- street address
- 奈良県宇陀市室生78
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is a Shingon Buddhist temple located in the city of Uda, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It lays on the mountainside of and historically served as a place of worship for the Japanese dragon associated with rain prayers known as Zennyo Ryūō. Its is one of the oldest standing pagodas in Japan, dating its construction to the 9th century.
==History== While legend has it that the temple was founded by the monk En no Gyōja by order of Emperor Tenmu, and later restored by Kūkai, an extant record kept by the temple, , tells that a successful ritual in respect of a local dragon spirit to cure Prince Yamabe (later Emperor Kanmu)'s illness made the imperial court order a monk from the nearby temple of Kōfuku-ji, named , to construct a new temple on the site.
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