Mikawa Kokubun-ji
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The Mikawa Kokubun-ji (三河国分寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Yawata neighborhood of the city of Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan. It is the modern successor of one of the provincial temples established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710–794) for the purpose of promoting Buddhism as the national religion of Japan and standardising control of Yamato rule over the provinces.[1]
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Mikawa Kokubun-ji | |
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三河国分寺 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhist |
Deity | Yakushi Nyōrai |
Rite | Sōtō |
Status | functional |
Location | |
Location | Hachiman-chō Hongo 31, Toyokawa-shi, Aichi-ken |
Country | Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 34°50′17.45″N 137°20′32.43″E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Emperor Shōmu |
Completed | 741 |
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The site of the original temple, 400 meters to the northeast of the modern temple, was designated as a National Historic Site in 1922.[2]