Affiliation Tendai Phone +81 735-52-2523 | Country Japan | |
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Location 348 Hamanomiya, Nachikatsuura-chō, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama Prefecture Deity Senju Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) Completed 4th century (legendary) Address Japan, 〒649-5314 Wakayama Prefecture, Higashimuro District, 那智勝浦町Hamanomiya, 348 Similar Seiganto‑ji, Nachi Falls, Kumano Nachi Taisha, 熊野古道大門坂 Daimon‑zaka, Nachi Station | ||
fudarakusan ji temple wakayama world heritage
Fudarakusan-ji (補陀洛山寺, Fudarakusan-ji) is Tendai temple of the Higashimuro district, Wakayama prefecture, Japan. The name of temple comes from mount Potalaka. It is said to have been founded by Ragyō Shōnin, a monk from India.
In 2004, It was designated as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.
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