Kii Kokubun-ji
| The Kii Kokubun-ji (紀伊国分寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Higashikokubu neighborhood of the city of Kinokawa, Wakayama, Japan. It was one of the provincial temples per the system established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794) for the purpose of promoting Buddhism as the national religion of Japan and standardising Yamato rule over the provinces.[1] The modern temple belongs to the Shingi Shingon sect and its main image is a statue of Yakushi Nyōrai. | ||||||
| Affiliation： Buddhist | ||||||
| Location： 671 Higashikokubu, Kinokawa-shi, Wakayama-ken 649-6428 | ||||||
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