Gokokushi-ji

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name = Gokokushi-ji
護国之寺


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denomination = Shingon
founded = 746
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address = 194-1 Nagara Obusa
Gifu, Gifu Prefecture
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nihongo|Gokokushi-ji|護国之寺 is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect located in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is the seventeenth of the Mino Thirty-three Kannon.

History

The Temple was founded in 746, under the orders of Emperor Shōmu. The original temple was destroyed in 1590 by a large fire, but was rebuilt during the Edo period's Genbun and Hōreki eras. The rebuilt temple is still extant today.

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