Hannyaji
奈良県
The Cosmos Temple — National Treasure gate and 13-story stone pagoda amid 150,000 cosmos flowers each autumn
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735
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JR・近鉄奈良駅からバス「般若寺」下車すぐ
奈良県奈良市般若寺町221
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Known as the 'Cosmos Temple,' Hannyaji is traditionally said to have been founded during the Asuka period by the Korean monk Ekan of Goguryeo, with its precinct formally developed by Emperor Shomu in 735. The two-story gate (roumon) built in the late Kamakura period is a National Treasure and one of the oldest surviving examples of its type in Japan. Devastated in the 1180 burning of Nara by Taira…
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Origins
The origins of Hannya-ji are uncertain, but tradition holds that the Korean monk Ekan from Goguryeo established a hall on this site during the Asuka period. In 735 (Tempyo 7), Emperor Shomu ordered the construction of a full temple complex, giving the temple its formal character. In 1180, the temple…
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