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is a Buddhist temple
Temple

A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A ??templum?? constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur....
 in the city of Nara
Nara, Nara

is the capital cities of Japan of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern part of Nara Prefecture, directly bordering Kyoto Prefecture....
, in Nara prefecture
Nara Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan in the Kansai region on Honshu Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara, Nara....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
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This temple is the head temple of the Hosso
Dharma character school

Dharma-character school is the common name for a stream of thought that represented the Indian Yogacara system of thought in East Asia. One of the founders of the Hosso sect was Tz'u-en....
 sect, and the ujidera or the ‘clan’s temple’ of the Fujiwara clan.
temple was established by Kagaminookimi, the first wife of Emperor Tenji
Emperor Tenji

Emperor Tenji , also known as Emperor Tenchi was the 38th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. The years of Emperor Tenji's reign spanned 661 through 672....
 praying for her husbands’s recovery from illness in Yamashina
Yamashina-ku, Kyoto

is one of the eleven Wards of Kyoto in the Municipalities of Japan of Kyoto, Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and Yamashina Station is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tokaido Main Line ....
, Yamashiro Province
Yamashiro Province

was a Provinces of Japan of Japan, located in Kinai. It overlaps the southern part of modern Kyoto Prefecture on Honshu. Aliases include , the rare , and ....
 (present-day Kyoto
Kyoto

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) in 669
669

EventsBirths* Justinian II, Byzantine Empire emperorDeaths* December 31 ? Li Shiji, Chinese general and Chancellor of Tang Dynasty ...
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is a Buddhist temple
Temple

A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A ??templum?? constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur....
 in the city of Nara
Nara, Nara

is the capital cities of Japan of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern part of Nara Prefecture, directly bordering Kyoto Prefecture....
, in Nara prefecture
Nara Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan in the Kansai region on Honshu Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara, Nara....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
.

This temple is the head temple of the Hosso
Dharma character school

Dharma-character school is the common name for a stream of thought that represented the Indian Yogacara system of thought in East Asia. One of the founders of the Hosso sect was Tz'u-en....
 sect, and the ujidera or the ‘clan’s temple’ of the Fujiwara clan.

History

This temple was established by Kagaminookimi, the first wife of Emperor Tenji
Emperor Tenji

Emperor Tenji , also known as Emperor Tenchi was the 38th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. The years of Emperor Tenji's reign spanned 661 through 672....
 praying for her husbands’s recovery from illness in Yamashina
Yamashina-ku, Kyoto

is one of the eleven Wards of Kyoto in the Municipalities of Japan of Kyoto, Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and Yamashina Station is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tokaido Main Line ....
, Yamashiro Province
Yamashiro Province

was a Provinces of Japan of Japan, located in Kinai. It overlaps the southern part of modern Kyoto Prefecture on Honshu. Aliases include , the rare , and ....
 (present-day Kyoto
Kyoto

Sorry, no overview for this topic
) in 669
669

EventsBirths* Justinian II, Byzantine Empire emperorDeaths* December 31 ? Li Shiji, Chinese general and Chancellor of Tang Dynasty ...
. In 672
672

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, the temple was moved to Fujiwara-kyo
Fujiwara-kyo

Fujiwara-kyo , was the Imperial capital of Japan for sixteen years between 694 and 710. It was located in Yamato Province, specifically, present-day Kashihara in Nara prefecture, having been moved from nearby Asuka, Yamato....
, the first artificially planned capital in Japan. In 710
710

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, the temple was moved again to newly constructed capital, Heijo-kyo, today’s Nara.

In Nara, Kofuku-ji is one of the ‘Nanto Shichi Daiji
Nanto Shichi Daiji

Nanto Shichi Daiji , literally "the seven great temples of Nanto " is a historical common name generally referring to the powerful and influential seven Buddhist temples located in Nara, Nara....
’, literally, seven major temples in the ‘South Capital’, after the capital was moved to Heian-kyo, today’s Kyoto. However, in the situation where many other major temples declined after the move of capital, Kofuku-ji did not lose the shines with another major temple, Todai-ji
Todai-ji

, is a Buddhism temple complex located in the city of Nara, Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall , the largest wooden building in the world, houses the world's largest statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply as Daibutsu ....
. It is because the temple was a ‘clan’s temple’ of the Fujiwara clan, which commanded both power and fortune in many centuries.

World Heritage

Kofuku-ji, along with several Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, the remains of the Heijo Palace
Heijo Palace

in Nara, Nara, was the Imperial Palace of Japan , during most of the Nara Period. The Palace was located in the north end of the capital city, Heijo-kyo....
, and other sites in Nara, received the distinction of being named a UNESCO World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
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