| 1．Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage ・ |
| The Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage (西国三十三所, Saigoku Sanjūsan-sho) is a pilgrimage of thirty-three Buddhist temples throughout the Kansai region of Japan, similar to the Shikoku Pilgrimage. In addition to the official thirty-three temples, there are an additional three known as bangai (番外). The principal image in each temple is Kannon, known to Westerners as the Bodhisattva of Compassion (or sometimes mistranslated as 'Goddess of Mercy'); however, there is some variation among the images and the powers they possess. |
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| 2．Nanto Shichi Daiji ・ |
| Nanto Shichi Daiji (南都七大寺), literally "the seven great temples of the southern capital (meaning the city of Nara)", is a historical common name generally referring to the powerful and influential seven Buddhist temples located in the Nara prefecture. There have been some changes as to which temples are included over the years, since there have been fluctuations in power. The following is a list as it stood at the early stage, all of which were originally built by imperial order:[1] |
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| 3．Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Yamato ・ |
| The Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Yamato (大和十三仏霊場, Yamato jūsan butsu reijō) are a group of 13 Buddhist sacred sites in Nara Prefecture. Yamato was a former province of Japan corresponding to today's Nara Prefecture. The majority of the temples in this grouping are part of Japanese esoteric Shingon Buddhism. |
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| 4．Gagoze ・ |
| Gagoze (元興寺), also gagoji, guwagoze, gangō, and gangōji no oni (元興寺の鬼, the oni of gangōji) is a yōkai said to have appeared at Gangō-ji in the Nara Prefecture around the Asuka period. It can also be found in the text of the Heian period Nihon Ryōiki (in the story, 雷の憙を得て生ま令めし子の強き力在る縁," On a Boy of Great Strength Who Was Born of the Thunder’s Rejoicing"), the Honchō Monzui, among others.[1] In classical yōkai drawings such as the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien, it is depicted as an oni with the appearance of a monk. |
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| 5．Gansen-ji ・ ・Buddhist |
| Gansen-ji (Japanese: 岩船寺) is a Japanese Buddhist temple of the Shingon Risshu sect in the city of Kizugawa in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The temple is known for its hydrangea gardens, and is the fifteenth of the twenty-five Kansai flower temples,[1] a multi-sect association of twenty-five Japanese Buddhist temples in the Kansai region that are known for their flower and foliage displays.[2] |
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| 6．Enshō-ji (Nara) ・ |
| Enshō-ji (圓照寺 or 円照寺) is a Buddhist temple complex in Nara founded by Queen Bunchi, daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo, in 1656. Together with Chūgū-ji and Hokke-ji, it is considered one of the Three Yamato Monzeki (大和三門跡), or imperial temples, belonging to the Myōshin-ji school of Rinzai Zen.[1] The temple served as model for Gesshū-ji (月修寺) in Yukio Mishima's Spring Snow and was used as one of the locations for the filming of its 2005 dramatization. |
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| 7．Gangō-ji ・11 Chūin-chō, Nara, Nara Prefecture ・Shingon Ritsu |
| Gangō-ji (元興寺) is an ancient Buddhist temple, that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Nara, Japan. |
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| 8．Kikō-ji ・508 Sugawara-chō, Nara, Nara Prefecture ・Hossō |
| Kikō-ji (喜光寺) is a Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan. Founded in the eighth century, its Muromachi-period Hondō and the Heian-period statue of Amida Nyorai enshrined within are Important Cultural Properties. |
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| 9．Saidai-ji ・1-1-5 Saidaiji Shibachō, Nara, Nara Prefecture ・Shingon Ritsu |
| Saidai-ji (西大寺) or the "Great Western Temple" is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The temple was first established in AD 765 as a counterpart to Tōdai-ji and it is the main temple of the Shingon Risshu (真言律宗) sect of Buddhism after the sect's founder, Eison (叡尊), took over administration in 1238.[1] It has undergone several reconstruction efforts since then during the succeeding centuries. |
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| 10．Shin-Yakushi-ji ・1352 Takabatake-chō, Nara-shi, Nara-ken630-8301 ・Kegon sect |
| Shin-Yakushi-ji (新薬師寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Kegon sect in Nara, Japan. It was founded in 747 by Empress Kōmyō. Initially a large complete Shichidō garan temple, it suffered from fire damage and deteriorated during the Heian period. The temple was revived during the Kamakura period. Only one building, the present main hall or Hon-dō (本堂), has survived from the 8th century. All other structures date to the Kamakura period. |
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| 11．Daian-ji ・ |
| 34°40′05″N 135°48′46″E / 34.668°N 135.812722°E / 34.668; 135.812722 Daian-ji (大安寺) was founded during the Asuka period and is one of the Seven Great Temples of Nara, Japan. |
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| 12．Tōshōdai-ji ・13–46 Gojō-chō, Nara, Nara Prefecture ・Risshū |
| Tōshōdai-ji (唐招提寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Risshū sect in the city of Nara, in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The Classic Golden Hall, also known as the kondō, has a single story, hipped tiled roof with a seven bay wide facade. It is considered the archetype of "classical style". It was founded in 759 by the Tang dynasty Chinese monk Jianzhen during the Nara period. Jianzhen was hired by the newly empowered clans to travel in search of funding from private aristocrats as well. |
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| 13．Tōdai-ji ・ Japan 1 Zōshi-chō, Nara, Nara Prefecture ・Kegon |
| Tōdai-ji (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 Nara, Japan. Though it was originally founded in the year 738 CE, Tōdai-ji was not opened until the year 752 CE. The construcion of the temple was an attempt to imitate Chinese temples from the much-admired Tang dynasty. The temple has undergone several reconstructions since then, with the most significant reconstruction (that of the Great Buddha Hall) taking place in 1709.[1] Its Great Buddha Hall (大仏殿 Daibutsuden) houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese as Daibutsu (大仏). The temple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the Kegon school of Buddhism. The temple is a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara", together with seven other sites including temples, shrines and places in the city of Nara. |
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| 14．Hannya-ji ・221 Hannyaji-chō, Nara, Nara Prefecture ・Shingon Ritsu |
| Hannya-ji (般若寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon Ritsu sect in Nara, Japan. Its foundation is variously dated, but mention in a document in the Shōsōin provides a terminus ante quem of the mid-eighth century. |
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| 15．Byakugō-ji ・392 Byakugōji-chō, Nara, Nara Prefecture ・Shingon Risshū |
| Byakugō-ji (白毫寺) is a Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan. A number of wooden statues of the Heian and Kamakura periods have been designated Important Cultural Properties and the temple's five-coloured camellias are a Prefectural Natural Monument.[1][2] |
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| 16．Futai-ji ・ ・Buddhist |
| Futai-ji (不退寺), also known as Narihira-dera (業平寺), is a Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan. The temple was opened by Ariwara no Narihira in 847, known as the author of the Tales of Ise. The temple was built over a place where it was formerly a mansion of Narihira's grandfather, former Emperor Heizei. The main hall houses a Shō-kannon (聖観音) (a form of Avalokiteśvara or Guan Yin) buddha image as its primary worship object, surrounded by five Myo-O, as well as a small Shinto shrine also inside the same building. |
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| 17．Hokke-ji ・882 Hokkeji-chō, Nara-shi, Nara-ken ・Kōmyō |
| Hokke-ji (法華寺, Hokke-ji), is a Buddhist temple in the city of Nara, Japan. Hokke-ji was built by Empress Kōmyō in 745, originally as a nunnery temple on the grounds where her father Fujiwara no Fuhito's mansion stood. According to records kept by the temple, the initial construction went on until around 782. It once had a large complex with several halls, gates, and two pagodas. |
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| 18．Yakushi-ji ・457 Nishinokyō-chō, Nara, Nara Prefecture ・Hossō |
| Yakushi-ji (薬師寺) is one of the most famous 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 the Hossō school of Japanese Buddhism. Yakushi-ji is one of the sites that are collectively inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name of "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara."[1] |
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| 19．Ryōsen-ji (Nara) ・3879 Nakamachi, Nara631-0052 ・Ryōsen-ji Shingon Buddhism |
| Ryōsen-ji (霊山寺) is a Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan. Founded in the eighth century, the Hondō is a National Treasure and a number of other buildings and temple treasures have been designated Important Cultural Properties. |
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| 20．Akishino-dera ・757 Akishino-chō, Nara, Nara Prefecture ・Buddhism |
| Akishino-dera (秋篠寺) is a Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan. Founded in the eighth century, its Kamakura-period Hondō is a National Treasure. |
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| 21．Enjō-ji ・1273 Ninnikusen-chō, Nara, Nara Prefecture ・Omuro Shingon |
| Enjō-ji (円成寺) is a Shingon temple in the northeast of Nara, Japan. A number of its buildings and images have been designated National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties, and its late-Heian period gardens are a Place of Scenic Beauty. |
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| 22．Kōfuku-ji ・48 Noboriōji-chō, Nara, Nara Prefecture ・Hossō |
| Kōfuku-ji (興福寺, Kōfuku-ji) is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples in the city of Nara, Japan. The temple is the national headquarters of the Hossō school. |
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| 23．Tamukeyama Hachimangū ・ ・Shinto |
| Tamukeyama Hachiman Shrine (手向山八幡宮, Tamukeyama Hachimangū) is a Shinto shrine near Tōdai-ji, Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is a Hachiman shrine, dedicated to the kami Hachiman. It was established in 749. Kami enshrined here include Emperor Ojin, Emperor Nintoku, Empress Jingū and Emperor Chūai in addition to Hachiman. |
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| 24．Shōsōin ・ |
| The Shōsō-in (正倉院) is the treasure house of Tōdai-ji Temple in Nara, Japan.[1][2] The building is in the azekura (log-cabin) style with a raised floor. It lies to the northwest of the Great Buddha Hall. The Shōsō-in houses artifacts connected to Emperor Shōmu (聖武天皇)(701–756) and Empress Kōmyō (光明皇后)(701–760), as well as arts and crafts of the Tempyō (天平) era of Japanese history. |
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| 25．Kakuan-ji ・36 Nukatabeteramachi, Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture ・Shingon Ritsu |
| Kakuan-ji (額安寺) is a Buddhist temple in Yamatokōriyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is affiliated with Shingon Risshu Buddhism, and was founded in 621. |
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| 26．Chōgaku-ji ・ ・Buddhist |
| Chōgaku-ji (Japanese: 長岳寺) is a Japanese Buddhist temple of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū sect in the city of Tenri in Nara Prefecture, Japan.[1] It is located within Yamato-Aogaki Quasi-National Park[2] along the Yamanobe no michi (Japanese: 山辺の道), the oldest road in Japan,[3] at the foot of Mt. Ryūō in the Sanuki Mountains.[4] The temple is the fourth of the thirteen Buddhist sites of Yamato,[5] and the nineteenth of the twenty-five Kansai flower temples.[1] |
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| 27．Shōryaku-ji ・157 Bodaisen-chō, Nara, Nara Prefecture ・Bodaisen Shingon |
| Shōryaku-ji (正暦寺) is a Shingon temple in the southeast of Nara, Japan. Founded in 992, it is the head temple of the Bodaisen Shingon sect.[1] |
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| 28．Abe Monju-in ・ ・Buddhist |
| Abe Monju-in (安倍文殊院, あべもんじゅいん) is a Buddhist temple in the Abe area of Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Dating to the seventh century, it houses a sculptural group by Kaikei, and a kofun within its grounds has been designated a Special Historic Site. |
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| 29．Hase-dera ・731-1 Hatsuse, Sakurai, Nara Prefecture ・Shingon-shu Buzan-ha |
| Hase-dera (長谷寺) is the main temple of the Buzan sect of Shingon Buddhism. The temple is located in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The Main Hall is a National Treasure of Japan. |
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| 30．Yamada-dera ・ |
| Yamada-dera (山田寺) was a Buddhist temple established in the Asuka period in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The area has been designated a Special Historic Site and forms part of a grouping of sites submitted in 2007 for future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List: Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan’s Ancient Capitals and Related Properties.[1][2][3] Excavations in the 1980s uncovered a well-preserved section of the temple's covered corridors that predate the surviving buildings of Hōryū-ji: "for the history of Japanese architecture, this discovery is of as great moment as the finding of the seventh-century Takamatsuzuka tomb paintings in March 1972 was for the history of Japanese art."[4] |
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| 31．Enpuku-ji (Nara) ・390 Arisato-chō, Ikoma, Nara Prefecture ・Shingon Ritsu |
| Enpuku-ji (円福寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon Risshu school, in Ikoma, Nara, Japan. The main object of worship (本尊) is Amida Nyorai. |
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| 32．Chikurin-ji ・ |
| Chikurin-ji (竹林寺) is a Buddhist temple in Ikoma, Nara, Japan. The main object of worship (本尊) is Monju Bosatsu (Manjushri). |
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| 33．Hōzan-ji ・1-1 Monzen-chō, Ikoma, Nara Prefecture ・Shingon Ritsu |
| Hōzan-ji (宝山寺 Hōzan-ji) is a Buddhist temple in Monzen-machi, Ikoma, Nara, Japan. Though officially dedicated to the deity Acala (Fudō Myōō), the temple serves as a cult-center of the deity Kangiten (Shoten) and is also called 'Ikoma-Shōten' (生駒聖天). |
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| 34．Taima-dera ・ |
| Taima-dera (當麻寺) is a Buddhist temple in Katsuragi, Nara, Japan. The temple legend says it was built originally in 612 by the Imperial Prince Maroko, the brother of Prince Shotoku. The temple was moved to its present location in 681 by the grandson of Prince Maroko, and served as the head temple, or honzan (本山) of the Hosso sect although currently the temple is jointly administrated by Shingon and Jodo schools. |
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| 35．Ōno-ji ・ |
| Ōno-ji or Ōno-dera (大野寺) is a temple of the Shingon school of Buddhism, located in the city of Uda, Nara Prefecture, Japan. According to legend and myth, the temple was first opened by En no Gyōja in 681, rendered west entrance to Murō-ji by Kūkai in 824, then later became known with its current name. |
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| 36．Butsuryū-ji ・1684 Haibara Akabane, Uda, Nara Prefecture ・Shingon (Murō-ji branch) |
| Butsuryū-ji (仏隆寺 or 佛隆寺) is a ninth-century Shingon temple in Uda, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately four kilometres southwest of Murō-ji across Mount Murō.[1] |
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| 37．Murō-ji ・Uda, Nara Prefecture ・Buddhism |
| Murō-ji (Japanese: 室生寺) is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Shingon school, located in the city of Uda, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The temple shows typical aspects of Shingon Buddhism, with its buildings laid on the mountainside of Mount Murō (室生山, Murō-san), and historically served as a place of worship for the Japanese dragon Zennyo Ryūō (善如龍王), associated with rain prayers. |
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| 38．Shigisan Gyokuzōin ・ |
| Shigisan Gyokuzōin (信貴山玉蔵院) is a Buddhist temple in Heguri, Nara Prefecture, Japan at Mount Shigi. |
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| 39．Chōgosonshi-ji ・2280-1, Oaza ShigisanHeguri, Ikoma-gun Nara Prefecture 636-0923 ・Shigi-san Shingon Buddhism |
| Chōgosonshi-ji (朝護孫子寺, popularly called Shigisan (信貴山) is a Buddhist temple in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 587. |
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| 40．Chūgū-ji ・ |
| Chūgū-ji (中宮寺) is a temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan, that was founded as a nunnery in the seventh century by Shōtoku Taishi. Located immediately to the northeast of Hōryū-ji, its statue of Miroku and Tenjukoku mandala are National Treasures. |
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| 41．Hokki-ji ・1873 Okamoto, Ikaruga-chō, Ikoma-gun, Nara Prefecture ・Shōtoku-shū |
| Hokki-ji or Hōki-ji (法起寺, the ‘temple of the Arising Dharma’)[1] – formerly known as Okamoto-dera (岡本寺) and Ikejiri-dera (池後寺) – is a Buddhist temple in Okamoto, Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The temple's honorary sangō prefix is "Kōhonzan" (岡本山), although it is rarely used. The temple was constructed to honor Avalokitesvara, and an 11-faced statue of the goddess is the primary object of worship in the temple. Hokki-ji is often considered to be one of the seven great temples founded by Prince Shōtoku, but in fact the temple was not completed until some decades after his death. In 1993, it was registered together with Hōryū-ji as an UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area. |
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| 42．Hōryū-ji ・1-1 Hōryū-ji Sannai, Ikaruga-chō, Ikoma-gun, Nara Prefecture ・Shōtoku |
| 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, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Its full name is Hōryū Gakumonji (法隆学問寺), or Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law, the complex serving as both a seminary and monastery. |
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| 43．Hōrin-ji (Nara) ・1570 Mii, Ikaruga-chō, Ikoma-gun, Nara-ken ・Shōtoku-shū |
| Hōrin-ji (法輪寺, 法琳寺, 法林寺), or Mii-dera (三井寺, 御井寺) is a Buddhist temple in Mii, Ikaruga, Nara, Japan. The temple is located about a kilometer north of Hōryū-ji's Tō-in. The temple's sangō prefix is Myōken-san (妙見山). |
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| 44．Jinraku-ji ・267 Hatanoshō, Tawaramoto-chō, Shiki District, Nara Prefecture ・Shingon Ritsu |
| Jinraku-ji (秦楽寺) is a Buddhist temple in the town of Tawaramoto, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is located in Tawaramoto near Kasanui Station. It was commissioned by Prince Shotoku in the 5th century and built by Hata no Kawakatsu. The Great Hall contains a Bodhisattva while outside there is also a Shinto shrine with a torii and a pond in the shape of a Chinese character.[1] |
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| 45．Asuka-dera ・ ・Shingon-shu Buzan-ha |
| 34°28′43″N 135°49′13″E / 34.478731°N 135.820214°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 temples in Japan. |
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| 46．Oka-dera ・ |
| 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") and is associated with the Shingon-Buzan sect.[1] It was founded by Priest Gien (義淵) during the 7th century, and is the 7th temple on the Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage. The statue of Gien is one of the national treasures of Japan. At the heart of the temple is Japan's largest clay image, a Nyoirin Kannon from the 8th century.[2] |
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| 47．Kōgen-ji ・630 Toyoura, Asuka-mura, Takaichi-gun, Nara Prefecture ・Jōdo Shinshū Honganji-ha |
| Kōgen-ji (向原寺, also written 広厳寺) is a Buddhist temple in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is affiliated with Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism. It is one of the Twenty-five Kansai flower temples. |
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| 48．Tachibana-dera ・ |
| 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 by Prince Shōtoku. 34°28′12″N 135°49′05″E / 34.4700°N 135.8181°E / 34.4700; 135.8181 |
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| 49．Kawara-dera ・ |
| Kawara-dera (川原寺) was a Buddhist temple established during the Asuka period in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Excavations have revealed a large-scale complex which included two kondō, a pagoda, extensive priests' quarters, and roof tiles that are "among the most beautiful ever made in Japan".[1] The area has been designated a Historic Site and forms part of a grouping of sites submitted in 2007 for future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List: Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan’s Ancient Capitals and Related Properties.[2][3][4] Related artefacts are displayed at the Asuka Historical Museum.[5] |
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| 50．Daruma-ji ・ ・Buddhist |
| Daruma-ji (Japanese: 達磨寺, lit. 'Daruma Temple', also called Daruma-dera) is a Zen Buddhist temple in the city of Ōji in the Kitakatsuragi District, Nara Prefecture, Japan and is one of the 28 historical Sites of Prince Shōtoku. |
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| 51．Kimpusen-ji ・2498 Mount Yoshino, Yoshino, Yoshino district, Nara Prefecture ・Kinpusen-Shugendō |
| Kinpusen-ji (金峯山寺, Kinpusen-ji) is the head temple of a branch of the Shugendō religion called Kinpusen-Shugendō in Yoshino district, Nara Prefecture, Japan. According to tradition, it was founded by En no Gyōja, who propagated a form of mountain asceticism drawing from Shinto and Buddhist beliefs. Along with Ōminesan-ji Temple, it is considered the most important temple in Shugendō.[1] |
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| 52．Seson-ji ・ |
| Seson-ji (世尊寺) is a Buddhist temple in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is affiliated with Sōtō Buddhism. 34°24′17″N 135°49′52″E / 34.4048°N 135.8311°E / 34.4048; 135.8311 |
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| 53．Ōminesan-ji ・Ōmine-san, Tenkawa-mura Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture ・Shugendō |
| Ōminesan-ji (大峯山寺, Ōminesan-ji) is an important temple of the Shugendō religion in Yoshino district, Nara prefecture, Japan. It is located at the peak of Mount Ōmine, or Sanjōgatake. According to tradition, it was founded by En no Ozunu, the founder of Shugendō, a form of mountain asceticism drawing from Buddhist and Shinto beliefs. Along with Kinpusen-ji Temple, it is considered the most important temple in Shugendō.[1] |
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