Musashi Kokubun-ji
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The Musashi Kokubun-ji (武蔵国分寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan, belonging to the Shingon-shu Buzan-ha sect. It claims to be the successor to the original Nara period provincial temple ("kokubunji") of former Musashi Province which fell into ruins sometime in the Kamakura period. The Nara-period temple ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 1921, with the area under protection extended in 1976, 1979 and 2010 as archaeological excavations revealed more of its ruins.[1]
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Musashi Kokubun-ji | |
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武蔵国分寺 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhist |
Deity | Yakushi Nyorai |
Rite | Shingon-shu Buzan-ha |
Status | active |
Location | |
Location | Kokubunji, Tokyo |
Country | Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 35°41′52″N 139°28′09″E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Emperor Shōmu |
Completed | 741AD |
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