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Jionji Temple（慈恩寺）

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Jionji Temple（慈恩寺）

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Eighteen Heian and Kamakura Buddhist sculptures survive here, a concentration rare outside the capital.

TypeTreasure hall
GenreAntique art / Buddhist art / Sculpture
City / townSagae
Area in the prefectureMurayama

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Where is Jionji?
It is in Sagae, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. It is a treasure hall.
What can I see at Jionji?
Eighteen Heian and Kamakura Buddhist sculptures survive here, a concentration rare outside the capital. The focus is Buddhist and ancient art, sculpture.
When was Jionji established?
It dates from 746 by tradition.

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