Everything about K Fuku-ji totally explained
is a
Buddhist temple in the city of
Nara, in
Nara prefecture,
Japan.
This temple is the head temple of the
Hossō sect, and the
ujidera or the ‘clan’s temple’ of the
Fujiwara clan.
History
This temple was established by
Kagaminookimi (鏡大君), the first wife of
Emperor Tenji praying for her husbands’s recovery from illness in
Yamashina,
Yamashiro Province (present-day
Kyoto) in
669. In
672, the temple was moved to
Fujiwara-kyō, the first artificially planned capital in Japan. In
710, the temple was moved again to newly constructed capital,
Heijō-kyō, today’s Nara.
In Nara, Kōfuku-ji is one of the ‘
Nanto Shichi Daiji’, literally, seven major temples in the ‘South Capital’, after the capital was moved to Heian-kyō, today’s Kyoto. However, in the situation where many other major temples declined after the move of capital, Kōfuku-ji didn't lose the shines with another major temple,
Tōdai-ji. It is because the temple was a ‘clan’s temple’ of the Fujiwara clan, which commanded both power and fortune in many centuries.
World Heritage
Kōfuku-ji, along with several Buddhist temples,
Shinto shrines, the remains of the
Heijō Palace, and other sites in Nara, received the distinction of being named a
UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Gallery
Image:NaraKofukuji.jpg|Grounds of Kōfuku-ji
Image:Goldenbuddha.jpg|The golden buddha inside the temple
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