Buddhist temples or monasteries are (along with Shinto shrines) the most numerous, famous, and important religious buildings in Japan. The shogunates...
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This is a list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas in Japan for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by prefecture. Kanjizai-ji...
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Buddhist temples are an important part of the Korean landscape. Most Korean temples have names ending in -sa (Korean: 사; Hanja: 寺), which means "monastery"...
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pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in Buddhism represent the pure land or pure environment of a Buddha. Traditional Buddhist temples are...
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Buddhism in Japan (日本の仏教, Nihon no Bukkyō) was first established in the 6th century CE. Most of the Japanese Buddhists belong to new schools of Buddhism...
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Japanese Buddhist architecture is the architecture of Buddhist temples in Japan, consisting of locally developed variants of architectural styles born...
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Yakushi-ji (redirect from Yakushi temple)
imperial and ancient Buddhist temples in Japan, and was once one of the Seven Great Temples of Nanto, located in Nara. The temple is the headquarters of...
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This is a list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas in the United States for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by location....
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important role in the development of Japanese art between the 6th and the 16th centuries. Buddhist art and Buddhist religious thought came to Japan from China...
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Hōryū-ji (redirect from Sai-in Temple (Nara))
Hōryū-ji (Japanese: 法隆寺, Hepburn: Temple of the Flourishing Dharma) is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Ikaruga...
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Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage (category Buddhist temples in Japan)
thirty-three Buddhist temples throughout the Kansai region of Japan, similar to the Shikoku Pilgrimage. In addition to the official thirty-three temples, there...
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list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by location. Khadro Ling Buddhist Temple, Três...
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list of notable Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas in the United Kingdom, sorted by location. Nipponzan-Myōhōji temple and Peace Pagoda...
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Tōdai-ji (redirect from Todai Temple)
(東大寺, Todaiji temple, "Eastern Great Temple") is a Buddhist temple complex that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, located in the city of...
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Shigisan in 587, after which Buddhist temples began to be constructed. Soga no Umako built Hōkō-ji, the first temple in Japan, between 588 and 596. It was...
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This is a list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas in India for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by location. Amaravati Bavikonda...
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Byōdō-in (平等院, "Temple of Equality") is a Buddhist temple in the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, built in the late Heian period. It is jointly...
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some royal temples have four. Many of the Buddhist temples in Hawaii have an architectural style which is specific to the islands. Japanese immigrants...
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This is a list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas in Canada for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by location. Calgary True...
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United States. Founded in 1912, it is one of the oldest existing Buddhist temples in the North American mainland region. The temple is a branch of Koyasan...
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The Japanese Buddhist pantheon designates the multitude (the pantheon) of various Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and lesser deities and eminent religious masters...
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Shuin (category Temples in Japan)
shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan. The seal stamps are often collected in books called shuinchō (朱印帳) that are sold at shrines and temples. The stamps...
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Kiyomizu-dera (redirect from Kiyomizu Temple)
Kiyomizu-dera (Japanese: 清水寺, lit. 'Pure Water Monastery') is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto, Japan. The temple is part of the Historic Monuments...
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Kokubun-ji (国分寺) were Buddhist temples established in each of the provinces of Japan by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794). Shōmu (701 –...
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Shikoku Pilgrimage (redirect from Eighty-Eight Temples)
multi-site pilgrimage of 88 temples associated with the Buddhist monk Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi) on the island of Shikoku, Japan. A popular and distinctive feature...
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O-mikuji (category Buddhism in Japan)
random fortunes written on strips of paper at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan. Literally "sacred lot", these are usually received by making...
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Kennin-ji (category Buddhist temples in Kyoto)
Kennin-ji (Japanese: 建仁寺) is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, and head temple of its associated branch of Rinzai Buddhism. It is considered...
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strictures of Buddhist precepts. Temples that were open to visitors from the general public might also serve meals to them and a few temples effectively...
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There are a total of 41,205 Buddhist temples (wat) in Thailand since last update. This is confirmed, of which 33,902 are in current use, according to the...
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Gangō-ji (category Buddhist temples in Nara, Nara)
Buddhist temple, that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Nara, Japan. The original foundation of the temple was by Soga no Umako in...
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