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A temple in Ikaruga, enshrining an Amida said to have been carved by Genshin from a great chestnut tree.
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A Jodo sect temple in Ikaruga, Nara. It has a 16-shaku Amida Nyorai statue (Important Cultural Property) said to have been made by the monk Eshin (Genshin) from a giant chestnut tree, and draws devotion for the efficacy of a peaceful death. Beside the main hall is a Tahoto pagoda that is an Important Cultural Property, and admission is 300 yen.
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