Tenjō-ji Temple
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, officially or , is a Shingon Buddhist temple in eastern Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The temple is located on Mount Maya () in the Nada ward of Kobe.
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- Named after
- Trāyastriṃśa
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Nada-ku
- Dedicated to
- Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara
- Official website
- www.mayasan-tenjoji.jp
- Image
- Tori-Tenjyoji01s1920.jpg
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- commissioned by
- Kōtoku
- inception
- 0646-00-00
- Commons category
- Tori-Tenjyo-ji
- street address
- 兵庫県神戸市灘区摩耶山町2-12
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, officially or , is a Shingon Buddhist temple in eastern Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The temple is located on Mount Maya () in the Nada ward of Kobe.
==History== Tenjō-ji was, by tradition, established during the Asuka period (538 – 710) by the semi-mythical monk Hōdō (fl. 7th century). Hōdō, by tradition, was born in India, and traveled to Japan via China and the Baekje kingdom in Korea. Hōdō cured an illness of the Emperor Kōtoku (596 – 654), who then sent the monk to establish numerous Buddhist temples. According to legend Hōdō founded Tenjō-ji in 646.
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