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Taima-dera Temple
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- Taimadera Temple is a temple that represents the western part of Yamato (the ancient name for Nara).
- It is known for being the only temple in Japan with both east and west three-storied pagodas remaining from the Tempyo Era (710-).
- Taimadera holds many precious Buddhist works of art from the Hakuho Era(645-), including the country’s oldest statue of “Miroku (Maitreya)” and “Shitenno,” the oldest dry lacquer statue in Japan.
- At “Nakanobo”, the oldest vihara (Buddhist monastery) in Taima Temple, you can experience the “Pure Land” through enjoying an elegant garden, “Kouguen,” and practicing “Shabutsu,” a tracing and copying of the Buddha from the Taima Mandala.
The Peony of Nakanobo Kouguen
- This temple is also popular among the followers of “Michibiki Kannon,” the Beacon Kannon Bodhisattva.
- In the semiautonomous subtemple of the Jodo sect, a tradition with a lieutenant general princess's dwelling is also a certain temple.
The Peony of Gonen-in Sotoen
- It is the temple which has the lineage from the early stages of the Heian period by the semiautonomous subtemple of the Shingon sect of Buddhism.
The Peony of Seinan-in
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- [Address]
- 1263, Taima, Katsuragi City, Nara
- [Access]
- 15-minute walk from Kintetsu Taimadera Station
- [The link to a website]
- The website of "Taima-dera Temple" (japanese)
Access to Taima-dera Temple
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