Affiliation Shingon Completed 746 | Country Japan Phone +81 58-231-3539 | |
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Location 194-1 Nagara Obusa
Gifu, Gifu Prefecture Address 194-1 Nagaraobusa, Gifu, Gifu Prefecture 502-0017, Japan Similar Provincial temple, Dairyū‑ji, Jōzai‑ji, Shōhō‑ji, Sōfuku‑ji | ||
Gokokushi-ji (護国之寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect located in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is the seventeenth of the Mino Thirty-three Kannon.
History
The Temple was founded in 746, under the orders of Emperor Shōmu. The original temple was destroyed in 1590 by a large fire, but was rebuilt during the Edo period's Genbun and Hōreki eras. The rebuilt temple is still extant today.
References
Gokokushi-ji Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA