Kiyomizu-dera is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto, Japan. The temple is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto UNESCO World Heritage Site. The temple was established in 778, during the late Nara period, by Enchin Shonin, who was a priest from Nara. He is said to have received a vision telling him to construct the temple next to the Otow…
Kiyomizu-dera is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto, Japan. The temple is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto UNESCO World Heritage Site. The temple was established in 778, during the late Nara period, by Enchin Shonin, who was a priest from Nara. He is said to have received a vision telling him to construct the temple next to the Otowa spring.
Location: Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
Completed: 1633 (reconstruction)
Affiliation: Buddhism
Sect: Kita-Hossō
Deity: Kannon
Country: Japan
Founder: Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, reconstructed by Tokugawa Iemitsu
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