Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
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Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape in northeastern Japan renowned for its historic Buddhist temples, gardens, and ruins designed to embody Pure Land Buddhist cosmology.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist heritage site
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ cultural landscape ⓘ |
| associatedBuddhistSchool |
Pure Land Buddhism
GENERATED
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Tendai Buddhism GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedClan | Northern Fujiwara clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Buddhist Pure Land cosmology
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Jōdo gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Heian period culture
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medieval Japanese Buddhism ⓘ |
| contains |
Chūson-ji
NERFINISHED
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Kanjizaiō-in Ato NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Kinkeisan NERFINISHED ⓘ Muryōkō-in Ato NERFINISHED ⓘ Mōtsū-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| designConcept | representation of the Buddhist Pure Land (Jōdo) cosmology ⓘ |
| developedUnder |
Fujiwara no Hidehira
NERFINISHED
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Fujiwara no Kiyohira NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Motohira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
archaeological sites
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gardens ⓘ historic ruins ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| heritageType | cultural ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | 平泉－仏国土（浄土）を表す建築・庭園及び考古学的遺跡群 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPart | northeastern Japan ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Tohoku region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainReligion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| municipalAuthority | Town of Hiraizumi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableArchaeologicalSite |
Kanjizaiō-in Ato
NERFINISHED
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Muryōkō-in Ato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableNaturalFeature | Mount Kinkeisan GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableTemple |
Chūson-ji
NERFINISHED
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Mōtsū-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | World Heritage List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance | late 11th century to 12th century ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
historical role as a political and cultural center of northern Japan
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integration of architecture, gardens, and natural landscape ⓘ outstanding example of Pure Land Buddhist planning ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(ii)
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(vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Asia and the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 1277 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Iwate Prefecture
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