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The main building of the nanatsudera temple (七寺) Zhang, Meiqiao

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The Nanatsudera Temple was built in 735 by Gyoki (行基), and the official name is Toenzan Shogakuin Chofukuji (稲園山正覚院長福寺). The Known name Nanatsudera (七寺) comes from seven monastery. However, due to the damage of World War II, the monastery other than Buddhist Sutra Storehouse was burned down.

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Title
The main building of the nanatsudera temple (七寺)
Creator
Zhang, Meiqiao
Contributor
From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR Project)
Date Issued
2017-08-02
Description
The Nanatsudera Temple was built in 735 by Gyoki (行基), and the official name is Toenzan Shogakuin Chofukuji (稲園山正覚院長福寺). The Known name Nanatsudera (七寺) comes from seven monastery. However, due to the damage of World War II, the monastery other than Buddhist Sutra Storehouse was burned down.
Subject
Nanatsudera Temple; Buddhism
Geographic Location
Nagoya-shi (Japan); 35.1582; 136.9001
Type
Still Image
Language
zxx
Notes
Author Affiliation: International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies
Series
Cluster 2.5: From the Canonical to the Post-canonical
Date Available
2017-08-14
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0354266
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/62618
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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