Sanbutsu-ji Temple

Local name三徳山三佛寺
LocationMisasa, Tottori, Japan

Sanbutsu-ji is a Buddhist temple in the town of Misasa, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The Nageire Hall of Sanbutsu-ji, built in the Heian period is designated a National Treasure of Japan.

By tradition Sanbutsu-ji was founded by the Buddhist ascetic and mystic of the late Asuka period monk En no Gyōja. En no Gyōja is considered the founder of Shugendō, a syncretic religion which incorporated aspects Old Shinto, Japanese folk animism and shamanism, Taoism and esoteric Buddhism of the Shingon Mikkyō and the Tendai sects.

Tags Place of WorshipBuddhist
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanbutsu-ji

Address Japan

Coordinates 35°23'53.929" N 133°57'28.083" E

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