Sanbutsu-ji

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Sanbutsu-ji
Japan Tottori MitokuSan Nageiredo DSC01248.jpg
Nageire-dō of Sanbutsu-ji
Information
Mountain name Mitokusan
Denomination Tendai
Venerated Shaka Nyorai, Amida Nyorai, Dainichi Nyorai
Founded 849
People
Founding priest Ennin
Location
Address 1010 Mitoku, Misasa, Tottori Prefecture 〒682-0132
Country Japan
Website www.mitokusan.jp

Sanbutsu-ji (三仏寺 Sanbutsu-ji?) is a Buddhist temple in the town of Misasa, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The Nageire Hall (投入堂 Nageire-dō?) 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 (ca. 634–701). 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.[1]

See also

  • For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism.

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References

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