Zao-do

Local name蔵王堂
LocationYoshino, Nara, Japan

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.The temple's main building, the "Zaō-Hall" dedicated to Zaō gongen, is the second largest wooden structure in Japan after the Great Buddha Hall at Tōdai-ji in Nara. Kinpusen-ji is a junction in a series of stops on pilgrimage routes.

A Shinto shrine dedicated to Inari Ōkami is attached to the main compound. In 1963, the Temple constructed a hall named Southern Court Mystic Law Hall to appease the soul of the four emperors of the Southern Court and others who lost their lives in many battles since the "Northern and Southern Courts period". The principal image is the statue of Gautama Buddha.

Tags UNESCOBuddhistHeritage
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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimpusen-ji

Official Website http://www.kinpusen.or.jp/

Coordinates 34°22'6.158" N 135°51'31.858" E

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