Hokkeji
奈良県
Head provincial nunnery founded by Empress Komyo — legend says she bathed a thousand sick people herself
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747
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奈良県奈良市法華寺町882
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Japan's head provincial nunnery, formally named Hokke-metsuzai-no-tera, founded in 747 by Empress Komyo on the former estate of her father Fujiwara no Fuhito. The principal image — a standing Eleven-faced Kannon — is a National Treasure traditionally said to have been modeled after the empress herself. Empress Komyo established welfare and dispensary institutions within the precinct and is legenda…
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Origins
Hokkeji Temple was founded in 747 (the 19th year of the Tenpyo era) by Empress Komyo, consort of Emperor Shomu, on the former estate of her father Fujiwara no Fuhito. Its formal name is Hokke-metsuzai-no-tera, and it was designated as the head temple of all provincial nunneries (kokubunji) establish…
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Healing & Longevity
Matchmaking
Safe Childbirth & Fertility
Warding Off Evil
Recovery from illness, bodily wellness, peace of mind. Especially efficacious at Yakushi and Kannon temples.
Derived from the enshrined deity "十一面観音（国宝）"
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