Gokokushi-ji

Gokokushi-ji
護国之寺

Gokokushi-ji's main hall
Basic information
Location 194-1 Nagara Obusa
Gifu, Gifu Prefecture
Affiliation Shingon
Country Japan
Architectural description
Completed 746
Rō-mon (楼門)

Gokokushi-ji (護国之寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect located in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is the seventeenth of the Mino Thirty-three Kannon.[1]

History

The Temple was founded in 746, under the orders of Emperor Shōmu. The original temple was destroyed in 1590 by a large fire, but was rebuilt during the Edo period's Genbun and Hōreki eras. The rebuilt temple is still extant today.

See also

References

  1. Mino 33 Kannon. (Japanese) Mino Seigoku Sanjūsan Kannon Reijō-kai. Accessed April 29, 2009.

Coordinates: 35°26′46.88″N 136°47′43.97″E / 35.4463556°N 136.7955472°E / 35.4463556; 136.7955472


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