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*''Established: [[888]], [[Emperor Uda]]''
*''Japanese'': 仁和寺 ''(Ninna-ji)''
Ninna-ji, located in northwestern central [[Kyoto]], is the head temple of the Omoro sect of [[Shingon]] Buddhism in Japan. It is considered a part of the UNESCO [[World Heritage Site]] "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)," along with sixteen other temples, [[Shinto shrines]], and other sites.
The temple was built in the 9th century, being finally formally established and named "Ninna-ji" by [[Emperor Uda]] in [[888]]. Emperor Uda then went on to reside on the temple grounds for roughly thirty years following his [[Insei system|retirement]].
Many of the buildings extant today at Ninna-ji date to the time of the third [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa shogun]], [[Tokugawa Iemitsu]] (r. [[1623]]-[[1651]]). The temple's ''kondô'' (main hall, lit. "golden hall"), today designated a [[National Treasure]], was formerly a part of the [[Kyoto Imperial Palace]] compound; the bell tower, Mie-dô, [[Kannon]]-dô, sutra hall, five-story pagoda, and [[Nio|Niô]]-mon (gate) all date to the time of Tokugawa Iemitsu, and are all considered [[Important Cultural Properties]].
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==References==
*Plaques on-site.
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
*''Japanese'': 仁和寺 ''(Ninna-ji)''
Ninna-ji, located in northwestern central [[Kyoto]], is the head temple of the Omoro sect of [[Shingon]] Buddhism in Japan. It is considered a part of the UNESCO [[World Heritage Site]] "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)," along with sixteen other temples, [[Shinto shrines]], and other sites.
The temple was built in the 9th century, being finally formally established and named "Ninna-ji" by [[Emperor Uda]] in [[888]]. Emperor Uda then went on to reside on the temple grounds for roughly thirty years following his [[Insei system|retirement]].
Many of the buildings extant today at Ninna-ji date to the time of the third [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa shogun]], [[Tokugawa Iemitsu]] (r. [[1623]]-[[1651]]). The temple's ''kondô'' (main hall, lit. "golden hall"), today designated a [[National Treasure]], was formerly a part of the [[Kyoto Imperial Palace]] compound; the bell tower, Mie-dô, [[Kannon]]-dô, sutra hall, five-story pagoda, and [[Nio|Niô]]-mon (gate) all date to the time of Tokugawa Iemitsu, and are all considered [[Important Cultural Properties]].
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==References==
*Plaques on-site.
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
