Chugu-ji

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Chugu-ji is a historic Buddhist nunnery temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its elegant Asuka-period wooden statue of a contemplative bodhisattva.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist nunnery
Buddhist temple
artworkCulturalPropertyStatus National Treasure of Japan NERFINISHED
artworkMaterial wood
artworkPeriod Asuka period NERFINISHED
artworkPose pensive pose
artworkStyle Korean-influenced style
artworkSubject bodhisattva
associatedWith Hōryū-ji NERFINISHED
Prince Shōtoku NERFINISHED
country Japan
denomination Shingon Buddhism NERFINISHED
foundedInCentury 7th century
foundedInPeriod Asuka period NERFINISHED
genderOfResidents female monastics
hasAlternateTransliteration Chūgū-ji NERFINISHED
hasArchitecturalPeriod Asuka period influences
subsequent reconstructions
hasArtwork wooden statue of a contemplative bodhisattva
hasBuildingType hondō
monastic quarters
hasCategory Asuka period Buddhist temples
Buddhist temples in Nara Prefecture
Nunneries in Japan
hasCulturalProperty Important Cultural Property of Japan NERFINISHED
hasFunction place of Buddhist worship
residence for Buddhist nuns
hasLanguageOfSignage English
Japanese
hasMainCulturalProperty Miroku Bosatsu Hankashiyui statue NERFINISHED
hasPrimaryDeity Miroku Bosatsu NERFINISHED
hasTourismType cultural tourism site
religious tourism site
heritageDesignation Historic Site
locatedIn Hōryū-ji temple complex area NERFINISHED
Nara City NERFINISHED
Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedInPrefecturalCapital Nara NERFINISHED
locatedNear Hōryū-ji Sai-in NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
region Kansai region
religion Buddhism
religiousAffiliation nunnery

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