Gokokushi-ji 護国之寺 | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Shingon |
Location | |
Location | 194-1 Nagara Obusa Gifu, Gifu Prefecture |
Country | Japan |
Architecture | |
Completed | 746 |
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.[1]
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.