Enpuku-ji (Nara)

Hōkyōintō Stupas

Main Hall

Enpuku-ji (円福寺 enpukuji) is a Buddhist temple, in Ikoma, Nara, Japan.

History

The official history of the temple wrote that this temple was established in the Tenpyo-Shoho years from 749 to 757 by a famous Japanese monk Gyōki (行基), however, the origin of this temple is unclear. Today, as a result of fires in many century, this temple has only one main hall built in Muromachi Period in 1371.

Cultural properties

Enpuku-ji has two Important Cultural Properties selected by Japanese government:

• Its Hondō (Main Hall), built in 1371
• Its Hōkyōintō (a type of stone pagoda), made in 1293

Access

• Ichibu Station of Kintetsu Ikoma Line

See also

• Glossary of Japanese Buddhism, for an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the

References

• Enpuku-ji, Digital Museum of Ikoma City (In Official Home Page of Ikoma City)
• Nihon Kotsu Kosha, Nara, Nihon Kotsu Kosha, 1984, p.138.

External links

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