- Rinnō-ji
Infobox Buddhist temple
name = Rinnō-ji
輪王寺
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denomination =Tendai
founded = 766
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founder = Shōdō
勝道上人
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address = 2300 Sannai,Nikkō, Tochigi
country =Japan
phone = 0288-54-0531
website = http://www.rinnoji.or.jp/ 日光山 輪王寺 公式ホームページ]
In JapaneseNihongo|Rinnō-ji|輪王寺 is a complex of 15Buddhist temple buildings in the city of Nikkō,Tochigi Prefecture ,Japan . The site was established in the year 766 by the Buddhist monk, Shōdō. Due to its geographic isolation, deep in the mountains of Japan, the site soon attracted other Buddhist monks in search of solitude. Among the most famous buildings is the Sanbutsudō (三仏堂) or Three Buddha Hall. This building features gold-leafed statues of Amida, Kannon with a thousand arms (Senju-Kannon) and Kannon with a horse's head (Batō-Kannon). Another building, near the mausoleum, houses an unusual statue of Amida riding a large crane, which is an iconography rarely found in Japan.The temple also administers the Nihongo|Taiyū-in Reibyō|大猷院霊廟, which is the mausoleum of
Tokugawa Iemitsu , the third Tokugawa shogun.External links
* [http://www.rinnoji.or.jp/ 日光山 輪王寺 公式ホームページ] (in Japanese)
* [http://www.sacred-destinations.com/japan/nikko-rinnoji.htm Rinnoji Travel Guide]
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