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Revision as of 19:40, 20 April 2025
Hannya-ji is a Shingon-Ritsu Buddhist temple in Nara, famous for its stone pagoda.
The temple was established by the Soga clan in 654.
In the 13th century, the Ritsu monk Eison (1201-1290) organized the construction of a stone pagoda at the site, hiring stonemasons from Song Dynasty China and arranging for them to come to Japan to undertake this project. The pagoda is today a National Treasure.
References
- Amino Yoshihiko, Alan Christy (trans.), Rethinking Japanese History, University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies (2012), 166.
