Daifukuji Temple
Daifukuji Temple, Tateyama-shi, Japan
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Cliff-side temple at Tateyama-shi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Daifuku-ji (大福寺?) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Tateyama in Chiba Prefecture, and is a temple of the Chizen Sect of Shingon Buddhism. According to tradition, the temple was founded by Gyōki (668 - 749) in 717 early in the Nara period. It was later revived by a visit by the Tendai Buddhist priest Ennin (794 - 864) early in the Heian period. The date at which the temple returned to the Shingon sect is unknown. The temple received a juinjō (朱印状) seal of certification from the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period.
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Daifukuji Temple
Daifukuji Temple, Tateyama-shi, Japan
View up footpath to Daifukuji Temple, Tateyama-shi, Japan
Cliff-side temple at Tateyama-shi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Daifuku-ji (大福寺?) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Tateyama in Chiba Prefecture, and is a temple of the Chizen Sect of Shingon Buddhism. According to tradition, the temple was founded by Gyōki (668 - 749) in 717 early in the Nara period. It was later revived by a visit by the Tendai Buddhist priest Ennin (794 - 864) early in the Heian period. The date at which the temple returned to the Shingon sect is unknown. The temple received a juinjō (朱印状) seal of certification from the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period.
credit: Wikipedia