| Gokokushi-ji 護国之寺 |
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Gokokushi-ji's main hall
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| Denomination: | Shingon |
| Founded: | 746 |
| Address: | 194-1 Nagara Obusa Gifu, Gifu Prefecture |
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Gokokushi-ji (護国之寺?) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect located in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The Schools of Buddhism. Buddhism is classified in various ways Shingon Buddhism (眞言 真言 " true words " is a major school of Japanese Buddhism, and is the other branch of Vajrayana Buddhism Events By Place Byzantine Empire Byzantine forces regain Cyprus from the Arabs. is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan and serves as the prefectural capital WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan. Buddhist Temples monasteries, Stupas and Pagodas sorted by location Shingon Buddhism (眞言 真言 " true words " is a major school of Japanese Buddhism, and is the other branch of Vajrayana Buddhism is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan and serves as the prefectural capital WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. It is the seventeenth of the Mino Thirty-three Kannon. The are a collection of Buddhist temples in southern Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
The Temple was founded in 746, under the orders of Emperor Shōmu. Events By Place Byzantine Empire Byzantine forces regain Cyprus from the Arabs. Emperor Shōmu (聖武天皇 Shōmu Tennō) (701 – June 4, 756) was the 45th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional The original temple was destroyed in 1590 by a large fire, but was rebuilt during the Edo period's Genbun and Hōreki eras. The, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 was a after Kyōhō and before Kanpō. This period spanned the years from 1736 through 1741. was a after Kan'en and before Meiwa. The period spanned the years from 1751 through 1764. The rebuilt temple is still extant today.