Yakushi-ji

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Yakushi-ji is a major Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, renowned as one of the country’s oldest and most important historic and architectural sites.

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Yakushi-ji canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple
historic site
tourist attraction
affiliation Nanto Shichi Daiji
architecturalStyle Hakuho style
Japanese Buddhist architecture
country Japan
culturalPropertyStatus Important Cultural Properties of Japan
surface form: Important Cultural Property of Japan
dedicatedTo Yakushi Nyorai
deity Bhaisajyaguru
eastPagodaHeight approximately 34 meters
eastPagodaStatus National Treasures of Japan
surface form: National Treasure of Japan
foundedInPeriod Yamato period
surface form: Asuka period
founder Emperor Tenmu
foundingYear 680
function pilgrimage site
place of worship
hasArt Buddhist sculptures
murals
paintings
hasStructure Cloister
East Pagoda
Kodo
Kondo
Middle Gate
West Pagoda
lectureHall Kodo
locatedIn Honshu
Kansai region
Nara
Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED
mainHall Kondo
nationalImportance one of Japan’s oldest Buddhist temples
notableFeature Yakushi Nyorai
surface form: Yakushi Triad statues

symmetrical temple layout
twin pagodas
oneOf Seven Great Temples of Nara
originalLocation Asuka
primaryMaterial wood
regionImportance one of the most important temples in Nara
religion Buddhism
relocatedTo Nara
relocationPeriod Nara period
sect Hossō school
surface form: Hosso school of Buddhism
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite yes
worldHeritageCriteria (ii)
(iii)
(iv)
worldHeritageInscriptionYear 1998
worldHeritageListing Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara

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Nara hasFamousSite Yakushi-ji
Nara Prefecture contains Yakushi-ji
Nara period notableSite Yakushi-ji
Heijō Palace near Yakushi-ji
bussokusekika associatedSite Yakushi-ji
Hosso sect majorTemple Yakushi-ji