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From here monks were sealed alive into small boats and set adrift toward the southern sea; a replica boat stands in the grounds.
About this place
Fudarakusan-ji (補陀洛山寺, Fudarakusan-ji) is Tendai temple of the Higashimuro district, Wakayama prefecture, Japan. The name of temple comes from mount Potalaka. It is said to have been founded by Ragyō Shōnin, a monk from India. In 2004, it was designated as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.
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Founded / opened:4th century (traditional) Highlights / collection:Reconstructed Fudaraku-tokai boat, Records of monks who sailed Genre:Architecture, Antique art and Buddhist art
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