Seven Great Temples of Nara
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The Seven Great Temples of Nara are a historic group of major Buddhist temples in Nara, Japan, that played a central role in the country’s early religious and political life.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of Buddhist temples
ⓘ
historic religious site grouping ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
imperial court of Japan
ⓘ
ritsuryō state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Japan
ⓘ
Buddhist temples in Nara, Japan ⓘ Historic sites in Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Yamato Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Nara period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
monastic institutions
ⓘ
political influence centers ⓘ religious centers ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Daian-ji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gangō-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ Hōryū-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ Kōfuku-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ Saidai-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ Tōdai-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakushi-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | several member temples are UNESCO World Heritage Sites ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
helped consolidate Buddhism as state religion
ⓘ
served as bases for powerful Buddhist clergy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese Buddhist art
ⓘ
Japanese temple architecture ⓘ Nara Buddhist schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | Nanto Shichi Daiji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansai region
ⓘ
Nara NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance |
centers of state-sponsored Buddhism
ⓘ
central role in early Japanese Buddhism ⓘ central role in early Japanese politics ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 8th century ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction in Nara ⓘ |
| transliteration | 南都七大寺 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.