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Enpuku-ji (Nara)

Coordinates: 34°40′13.2″N 135°41′56.7″E / 34.670333°N 135.699083°E / 34.670333; 135.699083
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Enpuku-ji
円福寺
Religion
AffiliationShingon Ritsu
DeityAmida Nyorai Zazō (Seated Amitābha)
Location
Location390 Arisato-chō, Ikoma, Nara Prefecture
CountryJapan
Geographic coordinates34°40′13.2″N 135°41′56.7″E / 34.670333°N 135.699083°E / 34.670333; 135.699083
Architecture
FounderGyōki (acc. legend)
CompletedTenpyō-shōhō era (acc. legend)
Hōkyōintō Stupas

Enpuku-ji (円福寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon Risshu school, in Ikoma, Nara, Japan. The main object of worship (本尊) is Amida Nyorai.

History

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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 through many centuries, this temple has only one main hall built in the Muromachi Period in 1371.

Cultural properties

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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

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References

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