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Daianji Temple

Nara · · Culture & History

Japanese name: 大安寺

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Daianji Temple
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WHAT TO DODaianji Temple

A temple descended from the Kumagori hermitage founded by Prince Shotoku, known for prayers against cancer.

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A temple descended from the Kumagori hermitage founded by Prince Shotoku, known for prayers against cancer.

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Daian-ji (大安寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It was founded by Emperor Jomei in 639 as one of the first official temples in Japan at the capital of Asuka-kyō and was subsequent relocated to Heijō-kyō with the relocation of the capital, where it became one of the Seven Great Temples of Nara, Japan. It subsequently fell into decline and now is only a small fragment of its former size and importance. Its former precincts were designated a National Historic Site in 1929.

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