Hōjōji temple

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Hōjōji temple was a grand Heian-period Buddhist temple in Kyoto, renowned as a symbol of the political power and religious patronage of the Fujiwara clan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple
Heian-period temple
historic site
architecturalStyle Heian-period Buddhist temple architecture
associatedWith Fujiwara clan NERFINISHED
Fujiwara political dominance in the Heian period
court Buddhism
country Japan
culturalSignificance representation of aristocratic temple culture in the Heian period
era classical Japan
function religious institution under aristocratic patronage
heritage part of Japan’s classical-era temple culture
historicalRole center of Fujiwara clan religious activities
monument to Fujiwara political authority
knownFor symbol of Fujiwara political power
symbol of Fujiwara religious patronage
locatedIn Heian-kyō NERFINISHED
Japan
Kyoto
notableFor close ties to the ruling aristocracy
large scale for its time
patron Fujiwara clan NERFINISHED
period Heian period NERFINISHED
region Kansai region
religiousAffiliation Buddhism NERFINISHED
religiousFunction place of Buddhist worship
religiousTradition Japanese Buddhism
status grand temple complex

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Fujiwara no Michinaga built Hōjōji temple