Yakushi-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan
Organization buddhist_temple Q945913
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Yakushi-ji Temple

Summary

Yakushi-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,546 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yakushi-ji Temple's religion is recorded as Hossō-shū[3].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple is located in Nara[4].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple[6].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as chokugan-ji[7].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Hachiman shrine[8].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Tenmu[9].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple followed Q11520791[10].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple took place at Nishinokyō[11].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple is part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara[12].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple is part of Nanto Shichi Daiji[13].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple is part of 49 Sacred sites of Saigoku Yakushi[14].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple is part of Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi[15].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple is part of Yamato Northern 88 Sacred Sites[16].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple's Commons category is recorded as Yakushiji[17].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple comprises Tōindō, Yakushiji[18].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple comprises East Pagoda, Yakushiji[19].
  • 680 marks the founding of Yakushi-ji Temple[20].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 34.668355555556, 'longitude': 135.78431111111}[21].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Three Sages of the East[22].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Hachiman[23].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple's official website is recorded as http://www.nara-yakushiji.com/[24].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.yakushiji.or.jp/[25].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yakushiji[26].
  • Yakushi-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as National Treasure of Japan[27].

Body

Founding

Yakushi-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Tenmu[9]. 680 marks the founding of it[20].

Identity

Part of include Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara[12], a group of structures or buildings[28], in Japan[29]; Nanto Shichi Daiji[13], a temple rank[30], in Japan[31]; 49 Sacred sites of Saigoku Yakushi[14], a Buddhist pilgrimage[32], in Japan[33]; Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi[15], a pilgrims' way[34], in Japan[35]; and Yamato Northern 88 Sacred Sites[16], a reijō[36], in Japan[37]. Yakushi-ji Temple followed Q11520791[10].

Why It Matters

Yakushi-ji Temple ranks in the top 5% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,546 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts
    Has part(s) Tōindō, Yakushiji, East Pagoda, Yakushiji
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6262]]: shinto:Yakushi-ji"
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