Khorin-ji ( 法輪 寺 ) is a Buddhist temple in the city of Ikaruga of Nara Prefecture in Japan , a few kilometers from the Horyu-ji temple . The temple belongs to the Sotoku-shu school of worshipers of Prince Shotoku and is subordinate to Horyu-ji . The temple is dedicated to Prince Shotok.
 | UNESCO World Heritage Site No. 660 Russian • English • fr. |
The temple was originally called Mii-dera. Inside the temple there is a unique altar with the Bodhisattva Guanyin , the Buddha of Medicine and other bodhisattvas, as well as unique paintings telling about the life of Prince Sotoku.
History
According to one version, the temple was built by the Korean Buddhist monk Kai-hossi from Kudar, the monks Emmyo and Shimohi-Simmotsu. According to another version - by the sons of Prince Shotoku Yamashiro-no-Oye and Yugi. The temple was built in the same era as the Horyu-ji temple . A hurricane severely damaged the temple in 1645, and reconstruction was completed almost a hundred years later in 1737.
July 21, 1944 lightning struck the pagoda, it completely burned down and was restored in the original style of Asuka in April 1975.
Links
- Page of the Khorin-ji Temple (jap.)