Mōtsū-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Organization buddhist_temple Q975227
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Mōtsū-ji Temple

Summary

Mōtsū-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Mōtsū-ji Temple's religion is recorded as Tendai[3].
  • Mōtsū-ji Temple is located in Hiraizumi[4].
  • Mōtsū-ji Temple is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Mōtsū-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple[6].
  • Mōtsū-ji Temple is part of Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land[7].
  • Mōtsū-ji Temple is part of Shiji Kairō[8].
  • Mōtsū-ji Temple's Commons category is recorded as Motsuji[9].
  • Mōtsū-ji Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.987817, 'lon': 141.108022}[10].
  • Mōtsū-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Bhaiṣajyaguru Buddha[11].
  • Mōtsū-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.motsuji.or.jp/[12].
  • Mōtsū-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Site of Japan[13].
  • Mōtsū-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as Special Historic Site[14].
  • Mōtsū-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[15].
  • Mōtsū-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as Special Place of Scenic Beauty[16].
  • Mōtsū-ji Temple's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja-hani', 'text': '毛越寺'}[17].
  • Mōtsū-ji Temple covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+22.7'}[18].
  • Mōtsū-ji Temple covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+6008'}[19].
  • Mōtsū-ji Temple's adjacent structure or building is recorded as Kanjizaiō-in[20].
  • Mōtsū-ji Temple's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '岩手県西磐井郡平泉町平泉字大沢58'}[21].
  • Mōtsū-ji Temple's dedicated heritage entity is recorded as Cultural Assets Repository, Mōtsū-ji[22].

Body

Identity

Part of include Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land[7], a human settlement[23], in Japan[24] and Shiji Kairō[8], a Buddhist pilgrimage[25], in Japan[26], founded in 2003[27].

Why It Matters

Mōtsū-ji Temple has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . motsuji.or.jp. motsuji.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Maculosae tegmine lyncis · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Heritage designation Historic Site of Japan, Special Historic Site, part of UNESCO World Heritage Site +1
    Dedicated to Bhaiṣajyaguru Buddha
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