Nison-in Temple
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thumb|260px|View of Nison-in's Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism)|Main Hall in Sagano, Kyoto is a Tendai Buddhist temple complex in Ukyō-ku, a western ward in the city of Kyoto, Japan. The temple's official name is . The temple is a popular destination during the Japanese maple viewing season (the momiji season).
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- Official name
- Ogurayama Nison-in Kadaiji
- Religion
- Tendai
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Ukyō Ward
- Founded by
- Ennin
- Location
- Sagano
- Dedicated to
- Shakyamuni Tathāgata
- Official website
- nisonin.jp
- Image
- Nisonin03s3200.jpg
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- Commons category
- Nisonin
- different from
- Ninsun
- official blog URL
- nisonin.jp/blog
- inception
- 0900-00-00
- street address
- 京都市右京区嵯峨二尊院門前長神町27
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Two revered images
- History
- Karuta
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|260px|View of Nison-in's Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism)|Main Hall in Sagano, Kyoto is a Tendai Buddhist temple complex in Ukyō-ku, a western ward in the city of Kyoto, Japan. The temple's official name is . The temple is a popular destination during the Japanese maple viewing season (the momiji season).
==Two revered images== The temple derives its name from the fact that there are two main images here—one statue of the founding Buddha and another statue of one who has reached enlightenment; or in short, Nison refers to these "two revered images". Both of these Heian period Buddhist statues are designated as Important Cultural Properties of Japan.
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