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*''Japanese'': 観世音寺 ''(Kanzeonji)''
*''Japanese'': 観世音寺 ''(Kanzeonji)''
Kanzeon-ji is a [[Buddhist temple]] in [[Dazaifu]] ([[Fukuoka Prefecture]]) which was once the most important temple on [[Kyushu|Kyûshû]]. It is located just east of the site of the [[Dazaifu government]]. The temple was also called "<i>fu no daiji</i>" (Great Temple of Dazaifu).
Kanzeon-ji is a [[Buddhist temple]] in [[Dazaifu (city)|Dazaifu]] ([[Fukuoka Prefecture]]) which was once the most important temple on [[Kyushu|Kyûshû]]. It is located just east of the site of the [[Dazaifu|Dazaifu government offices]]. The temple was also called "<i>fu no daiji</i>" (Great Temple of Dazaifu).
It was built upon the orders of [[Emperor Tenchi]], as a memorial to his mother, [[Empress Saimei]], who died in [[661]] in the [[Asakura Tachibana Palace]] (in what is today Asakura District, Fukuoka Prefecture) while leading military preparations to aid the Korean kingdom of [[Paekche]] in regaining territory lost to the kingdom of [[Silla]].
It was built upon the orders of [[Emperor Tenchi]], as a memorial to his mother, [[Empress Saimei]], who died in [[661]] in the [[Asakura Tachibana Palace]] (in what is today Asakura District, Fukuoka Prefecture) while leading military preparations to aid the Korean kingdom of [[Paekche]] in regaining territory lost to the kingdom of [[Silla]].