Jison-in Temple
Buddhist temple in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
Jison-in Temple is a Buddhist temple[1]. It draws 242 Wikipedia views per month (buddhist temple category, ranking #106 of 757).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Kōyasan Shingon-shū[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kudoyama[4]
- Country: Japan[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Kinokawa River[6]
- Founder: Kūkai[7]
- Named after: Maitreya[8]
- Part of: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range[9], 仏塔古寺十八尊[10], Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi[11]
- Commons category: Jisonin[12]
- Inception: 816[13]
- Dedicated to: Maitreya[14]
- Official website: http://jison-in.org/[15]
- Time of earliest written record: 1124[16]
- Heritage designation: part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[17], Important Cultural Property of Japan[18]
- Official name: 万年山[19]
- Area: 0.04 ha[20]
- Adjacent structure or building: Niukanshōfu Shrine[21]
- Street address: 和歌山県伊都郡九度山町慈尊院832[22]
Why It Matters
Jison-in Temple has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]