820214°E / 34.478731; 135.820214 Asuka-dera (飛鳥寺), also known as Hōkō-ji (法興寺), is a Buddhist temple in Asuka, Nara. Asuka-dera is regarded as one of the oldest...

Sakurai Takatori Yoshino Temples Asuka-dera Oka-dera, aka Ryūgai-ji - Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage No.7 Tachibana-dera Kameishi (Turtle Rock) Ishibutai Kofun...

6th and 7th centuries Asuka, Nara (明日香), a village in Nara Prefecture in Japan, in the same area as ancient Asuka (飛鳥) Asuka-dera (飛鳥寺), also known as...

has the pronunciation ji (on reading), so temple names frequently end in -dera (voiced) or -ji. Another ending, -in (院), is normally used to refer to minor...

The Asuka period (飛鳥時代, Asuka jidai) was a period in the history of Japan lasting from 538 to 710, although its beginning could be said to overlap with...

Kawara-dera (川原寺) was a Buddhist temple established during the Asuka period in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Archaeological excavations...

often used informally, for large statues of Buddha. The oldest is that at Asuka-dera (609) and the best-known is that at Tōdai-ji in Nara (752). Tōdai-ji's...

Japan. The original foundation of the temple was by Soga no Umako in Asuka, as Asuka-dera. The temple was moved to Nara in 718, following the capital relocation...

of Asuka (or Ashuku) Nyorai, the Japanese equivalent of Akshobhya, one of the Five Buddhas of Wisdom, who is still worshiped in the Asuka-dera (Asuka Temple)...

bodhisattva at Asuka-dera temple Sculpture of Shōtoku from Hōryū-ji temple Japan portal Religion portal History portal Biography portal Asuka-dera Jōgū Shōtoku...

first story, (3x2 bays), but has no mokoshi. Some temples, for example Asuka-dera or Hōryū-ji, have more than one kondō, but normally only one exists and...

deposited inside the foundation stone under the pillar of a pagoda at Asuka-dera (Hōkō-ji at the time), a temple whose construction Umako ordered, according...

the Kizu River. Koma-dera is believed to have been the oldest temple built in former Yamashiro Province, dating from the Asuka period. It was the clan...

first temple in Japan, between 588 and 596. It was later renamed as Asuka-dera for Asuka, the name of the capital where it was located. Unlike early Shinto...

first temple in Japan, between 588 and 596. It was later renamed as Asuka-dera for Asuka, the name of the capital where it was located. Prince Shōtoku actively...

Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 June 2012. "Oka-dera". Asuka Historical Museum. Retrieved 14 May 2011. 山田寺跡 [Yamadadera Site] (in...

Runaway Horses. Buddhist temples Abe Monju-in Asuka-dera Hase-dera Miwasanbyōdō-ji Seirin-ji Tachibana-dera Shinto shrines Kasayamakō Shrine Ōmiwa Shrine...

temples clearly illustrates this trend: they are in chronological order Asuka-dera, Shitennō-ji, Hōryū-ji, and Yakushi-ji. In the first, the pagoda was at...

be melted down and used to create a giant image of the Buddha for the Asuka-dera monastery in Nara. "Taikō's Sword Hunt", as it came to be called, was...

Kannon Asuka-dera Daian-ji Gangō-ji Hase-dera Hōki-ji Hokke-ji Hōryū-ji Kimpusen-ji Kōfuku-ji Ōminesan-ji Murō-ji Saidai-ji Shin-Yakushi-ji Taima-dera Tōdai-ji...

竜安寺 "Dragon Peace Temple". According to legend, when the Hōkō-ji 法興寺 or Asuka-dera 飛鳥寺 Buddhist temple was dedicated at Nara in 596, "a purple cloud descended...

population. Nanto Rokushū With the establishment of the new capital, Asuka-dera, the temple of the Soga clan, was relocated within Nara. The Emperor Shōmu...

Oka-dera (岡寺) is a major Buddhist temple in the historic Asuka area of Nara Prefecture, Japan. Its formal name is Ryūgai-ji (龍蓋寺, "Dragon Lid Temple")...

side won, and in 695 a bout of sumo between Hayato on the grounds of Asuka-dera drew a crowd of spectators. "Preface", Handbook of Historical Japanese...

center. Ancient capitals of Japan were built on the land of Nara, namely Asuka-kyō, Fujiwara-kyō (694–710) and Heijō-kyō (most of 710–784). The capital...

Torii (in German). University of Vienna. Retrieved 12 February 2010. "Asuka-Dera Temple". Retrieved 29 September 2016. "四天王寺の歴史, 和宗総本山 四天王寺" (in Japanese)...

The Tosaka-dera (鳥坂寺, Tosaka-dera) was an Asuka period Buddhist temple located in the Takaida neighborhood of the city of Kashiwara, Osaka, Japan. The...

statue. Tori Busshi's first known work is a bronze Shaka image of Asuka-dera, Asuka, Nara Prefecture, which he finished in 606. The work made a favorable...

Tachibana-dera (橘寺) is a Buddhist temple in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is affiliated with Tendai Buddhism. According to legend, it was founded...

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