Taima-dera

Taima-dera
當麻寺
Mandara-do (NT)
Location within Nara Prefecture Location within Japan
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhist
Deity	Taima Mandala
Rite	Shingon and Jōdo-shū
Status	functional
Location
Location	1263 Taima, Katsuragi-shi, Nara-ken
Country	Japan
Coordinates	34°30′57.9″N 135°41′40.7″E
Architecture
Founder	c.Prince Maroko
Completed	c.Asuka period
Website
Official website
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Taima-dera

Taima-dera's twin pagodas

Taima-dera (當麻寺; also written 当麻寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Taima neighborhood of the city of Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon and Jōdo traditions of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is the Taima Mandala, a graphical representation of the Pure Land. The temple's full name is Nijō-san Zenrin-ji (二上山 禅林寺).The temple is a pilgrimage site for Pure Land Buddhists, and for its connection to the legend of Princess Chūjō, as well as for its twin triple-story pagodas built in the Nara period to the early Heian period.