Toji Yakushi Kujo

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Tooji 東寺 To-Ji, Kujo
東寺 Toji also known as 教王護国寺 Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji

京都市南区九条町１ / Kyoto city, Minami ward, Kujo town

The main statue is 金剛薬師 Kongo Yakushi.

- Chant of the temple
七佛の　みのりにもたる人もなく　 皆びやうどうに　すくふせいがん

The temple was founded in 796.

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History of To-ji Temple
In 794, the capital of Japan was transferred from Nara to present-day Kyoto.
With the arrival of the imperial court, the city was renamed "The Imperial City of Heiankyo" (the former name of the city of Kyoto). From the entrance of Heiankyo, an 84-meter-wide avenue ran directly north to the Imperial Palace, in the middle of the city.
The city was arranged symmetrically on either side of this grand avenue and all streets ran precisely north-south and east-west in a grid pattern. The layout of old Heiankyo is still visible in the rectilinear pattern of modern Kyoto's streets.
Two huge guardian temples were built on the east and the west sides of the main entrance of the Imperial City of Heiankyo. Unfortunately, the temple on the west side no longer exists, but To-ji, which literally means "East Temple", has survived to the present day.
In 823, the Emperor Saga honored the Monk Kukai and gave the temple to him.
Kukai made To-ji the central seminary of Shingon (or Esoteric) Buddhism and added various buildings such as the pagoda and halls.
Since then, To-ji has been the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism.
The major buildings were damaged by earthquakes and fires but have been rebuilt to retain the original layout and the architectural styles.
Many magnificent treasures such as statues, carvings, paintings and artworks are housed in these temple buildings.
. source : toji.or.jp/en/about ... .

. To-Ji Nana Fushigi 東寺七不思議 Seven Wonders of Temple To-Ji .

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
. - reference : google - .
- source : toji.or.jp/en/about ... .
- source : wikipedia ... .

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This temple is Nr. 02 of the pilgrimage
. Kyoto 12 Yakushi Temples 京都十二薬師霊場 .

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