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Saidai-ji

Saidai-ji (西大寺) or the "Great Western Temple" is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The temple was established in AD 765 as a counterpart to Tōdai-ji and it is the main temple of the Shingon Risshu (真言律宗) sect of Buddhism after the sect's founder, Eison, took over administration in 1238.

One building, the Aizen-dō, houses a statue of Aizen Myō-ō, while the main image is of Shakyamuni Buddha, erected by Eison in 1249.

Saidai-ji stands close to Yamato-Saidaiji Station on the Kintetsu Nara Line.

Building list

  • Main Hall (hondō) - Important Cultural Property. It was rebuilt in 1808.
  • Shiō-dō - It was rebuilt in 1674.
  • Aizen-dō - It was reconstructed in 1762.
  • etc.
  • References

    Saidai-ji Wikipedia


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