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Yakushi-ji

698 establishments730 establishments7th-century Buddhist temples7th-century establishments in Japan8th-century Buddhist temples
Buddhist temples in Nara, NaraEmperor TenmuImportant Cultural Properties of JapanNational Treasures of JapanPagodas in JapanReligious buildings and structures completed in the 690sReligious buildings and structures completed in the 730sSpecial Historic SitesTemples of BhaiṣajyaguruWorld Heritage Sites in Japan
Yakushiji Nara03s3s4350
Yakushiji Nara03s3s4350

Yakushi-ji (薬師寺) is one of the most famous imperial and ancient Buddhist temples in Japan, and was once one of the Seven Great Temples of Nanto, located in Nara. The temple is the headquarters of the Hossō school of Japanese Buddhism. Yakushi-ji is one of the sites that are collectively inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name of "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara." The temple's main object of veneration, Yakushi Nyorai, also known as "The Medicine Buddha", was one of the first Buddhist Deities to arrive in Japan from China in 680, and gives the temple its name.

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N 34.668355555556 ° E 135.78431111111 °
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薬師寺


630-8563 Nara
Japan
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