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A temple said to have been built in 719 by Fujiwara no Muchimaro as his mortuary temple. Its octagonal hall is a national treasure.
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A Shingon Buzan sect temple in Gojo, Nara. It is said to have been founded in 719 (Yoro 3) by Fujiwara no Muchimaro, the eldest son of Fujiwara no Fuhito, as a family temple. In the main hall, rebuilt in the Muromachi period, a seated Yakushi Nyorai (Important Cultural Property) is enshrined. The octagonal hall to the right of the main hall is a national treasure and a valuable surviving example of Tenpyo architecture.
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