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A temple in Koka, standing on the site of a detached palace built by Emperor Junnin in the late Nara period.
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Gyokkei-ji is a Koyasan Shingon sect Buddhist temple in Chokushi, Shigaraki-cho, Koka, Shiga Prefecture. Its mountain name is Akibasan and its in-name is Jurin-in. Formally it is called Akibasan Jurin-in Gyokkei-ji. According to temple tradition, Kukai opened it on the site of the Hora-no-miya, a detached palace that Emperor Junnin built in the Nara period as a northern capital of Heijo-kyo. Later it was designated an imperial-prayer temple of Emperor Montoku and Emperor Gohanazono. Koyamaki (Japanese umbrella pine) - 500-600 years old, 29 m tall. Wooden standing Amida Nyorai statue (deposited with Kyoto National Museum) - made in the Kamakura period (1212 <Kenryaku 2>).
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