Shitennō-ji Temple
Built in 593 A.D., this famous Buddhist temple features a five-story pagoda, statues and turtle ponds
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Summary
Shitennō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of buddhist temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,523 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Shitennōji[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Founder: Prince Shōtoku[5]
- Named after: Four Heavenly Kings[6]
- Architectural style: Shitennō-ji style[7]
- Part of: seven great temples founded by Prince Shōtoku[8], New Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage[9], 49 Sacred sites of Saigoku Yakushi[10], 摂津国三十三所霊場[11], Settsukoku Pilgrimage[12], Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Osaka[13], Naniwa shichikō meguri[14], Historical Sites of Prince Shōtoku[15], Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi[16], The Twenty-Fifth Reikyo of Dharan Shonin[17], Kinki Thirty-six Fudoson Sacred Ground[18]
- Commons category: Shitennoji[19]
- Has part(s): Shitennō-ji Honbō Garden[20], Shitennō-ji Treasure Hall[21]
- Inception: 593[22]
- Located on street: Japan National Route 25[23], Uemachi-suji[24]
- Significant event: Siege of Mitsuji[25], Shōryō-e[26]
- Dedicated to: Guze Kanzeon Bosatsu[27]
- Official website: https://www.shitennoji.or.jp/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Shitennō-ji[29]
- Official name: 荒陵山[30]
- Official blog URL: https://www.shitennoji.or.jp/report/[31]
- Commons Institution page: Shitennoji[32]
- Native label: 四天王寺[33]
- Owner of: Heishi Shōrin Ken[34], Shichisei Ken[35], Q107045773[36], Kakemamori[37], Shintennō-ji Engi[38], Cinerary urn of Ina no Ōmura[39]
- Transliteration or transcription: Shitennōji[40], Shitennouji[41], Shitennoji[42]
- Street address: 大阪府大阪市天王寺区四天王寺1丁目11-18[43]
- Public transport stop: Shitennōji-mae Yūhigaoka Station[44]
- Social media followers: 1104[45], 2993[46]
- P14541: ihIdS[47]
Why It Matters
Shitennō-ji Temple has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]