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Byodo-in

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Wonder Type: Cultural
Country: Japan
Best of: Temple, Buddhism
Description:
Byodo-in is a Buddhist temple in the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, built in late Heian period. It is jointly a temple of the Jodo-shu (Pure Land) and Tendai-shu sects. This temple was originally built in 998 in the Heian period as a rural villa of high-ranking courtier Minamoto no Shigenobu, Minister of the Left. [More Details]
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