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Japan's only non-sectarian temple — enshrining Buddha's bone relics gifted by King Rama V of Thailand
地下鉄覚王山駅徒歩8分
1-1 Homachi, Chikusa Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi
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Nittai-ji in Kakuozan, Chikusa Ward, is Japan's only non-sectarian temple, belonging to no single Buddhist denomination. Founded in 1904 to enshrine sacred bone relics of the Buddha (busshari) presented to Japan by King Rama V (Chulalongkorn) of Thailand as a gesture of friendship. A five-story pagoda in the precinct houses the relics, and Buddhist statues from Thailand are also enshrined here. On…
Nittaiji Temple in Kakuozan, Nagoya, was founded in 1904 as Japan's only non-sectarian temple, belonging to no single Buddhist denomination. Its origins trace back to 1898, when sacred relics of the Buddha (busshari) were excavated in the Darjeeling region of India. The relics passed through Britain…
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "釈迦牟尼仏（仏舎利）"
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