Nagao-ji | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Tendai |
Deity | Avalokiteśvara |
Location | |
Location | Sansuki |
Country | Japan |
Architecture | |
Founder | Gyōki |
Completed | 739 |
Nagao-ji (長尾寺) is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Japan. It is the 87th site of the Shikoku Pilgrimage. [1]
The history starts in 739 when Gyōki visited the site during his journeys around Shikoku. Kūkai conducted rituals there before going to China. [1]
After returning from China, Kūkai visited the site and had the temple ground expanded, the ancient halls of the temple were destroyed in a fire and a war during the Tenshō era. [1] [2]
After the Meiji Restoration, the grounds were used for schools, a police station and country offices. [2]