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Shinano Kokubun-ji, the Glossary

Three-story Pagoda at Shinano Kokubun-ji (ICP) The is a Tendai sect Buddhist temple located in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan.^[1]

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9th-century Buddhist temples
9th-century establishments in Japan
Gion shrines
Important Cultural Properties of Nagano Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture designated tangible cultural property
Shinano Province
Temples of Bhaiṣajyaguru

Agency for Cultural Affairs

The is a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).

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Archaeological excavation

In archaeology, excavation is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains.

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An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and represents a part of the archaeological record.

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Azuma Kagami

is a Japanese historical chronicle.

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Battle of Sekigahara

The Battle of Sekigahara (Shinjitai: 関ヶ原の戦い; Kyūjitai: 關ヶ原の戰い, Hepburn romanization: Sekigahara no Tatakai), was a historical battle in Japan which occurred on October 21, 1600 (Keichō 5, 15th day of the 9th month) in what is now Gifu Prefecture, Japan, at the end of the Sengoku period. Shinano Kokubun-ji and battle of Sekigahara are historic Sites of Japan.

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Bhaisajyaguru

Bhaiṣajyaguru (भैषज्यगुरु, 藥師佛, 薬師仏, 약사불, Dược Sư Phật, སངས་རྒྱས་སྨན་བླ), or Bhaishajyaguru, formally Bhaiṣajya-guru-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-rāja ("Medicine Master and King of Lapis Lazuli Light"; t, 薬師瑠璃光如来, 약사유리광여래, Dược Sư Lưu Ly Quang Vương Như Lai), is the Buddha of healing and medicine in Mahāyāna Buddhism.

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Buddhism

Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.

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Buddhist temples in Japan

Buddhist temples or monasteries are (along with Shinto shrines) the most numerous, famous, and important religious buildings in Japan.

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge.

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Daimyo

were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings.

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Edo period

The, also known as the, is the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyo.

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Emperor Shōmu

was the 45th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.

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Gion cult

is a Shinto cult.

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Heian period

The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185.

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Honzon

, sometimes referred to as a Gohonzon, is the enshrined main image or principal deity in Japanese Buddhism.

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Imperial House of Japan

The is the dynasty and imperial family of Japan, consisting of those members of the extended family of the reigning emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties.

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Important Cultural Property (Japan)

An The term is often shortened into just is an item officially classified as Tangible Cultural Property by the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) and judged to be of particular importance to the history, arts, and culture of the Japanese people.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Japanese pagoda

Multi-storied pagodas in wood and stone, and a gorintō Pagodas in Japan are called, sometimes or, and derive historically from the Chinese pagoda, itself an interpretation of the Indian stupa.

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Kairō

Two examples of kairō,, is the Japanese version of a cloister, a covered corridor originally built around the most sacred area of a Buddhist temple, a zone which contained the kondō and the tō.

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Kamakura period

The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shōgun Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle between the Taira and Minamoto clans.

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Kokufu

were the capitals of the historical Provinces of Japan from the Nara period to the Heian period.

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List of Historic Sites of Japan (Nagano)

This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Nagano. Shinano Kokubun-ji and list of Historic Sites of Japan (Nagano) are historic Sites of Japan.

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Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism)

Main hall or Main Temple is the building within a Japanese Buddhist monastery compound (garan) which enshrines the main object of veneration.

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Minamoto no Yoritomo

was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate and of Japan, ruling from 1192 until 1199, also the first ruling shogun in the history of Japan.

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Monuments of Japan

is a collective term used by the Japanese government's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties to denote Cultural Properties of JapanIn this article, capitals indicate an official designation as opposed to a simple definition, e.g "Cultural Properties" as opposed to "cultural properties". Shinano Kokubun-ji and Monuments of Japan are historic Sites of Japan.

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Muromachi period

The, also known as the, is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573.

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Nagano (city)

is the capital and largest city of Nagano Prefecture, located in the Nagano Basin (Zenkoji Daira) in the central Chūbu region of Japan.

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Nara (city)

is the capital city of Nara Prefecture, Japan.

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Nara period

The of the history of Japan covers the years from 710 to 794.

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Provinces of Japan

were first-level administrative divisions of Japan from the 600s to 1868.

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Provincial temple

were Buddhist temples established in each of the provinces of Japan by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794). Shinano Kokubun-ji and Provincial temple are Buddhist archaeological sites in Japan.

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Roof tiles

Roof tiles are overlapping tiles designed mainly to keep out precipitation such as rain or snow, and are traditionally made from locally available materials such as clay or slate.

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Sanada Masayuki

was a Japanese Sengoku period lord and daimyō.

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Shinano Province

or is an old province of Japan that is now Nagano Prefecture.

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Shinano Railway

The is a Japanese third-sector railway operating company established in 1996 to operate passenger railway services on the section of the JR East Shinetsu Main Line within Nagano Prefecture when it was separated from the JR East network in October 1997, coinciding with the opening of the Nagano Shinkansen (Hokuriku Shinkansen) from to.

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Shinano River

The, known as the in its upper reaches, is the longest and widest river in Japan and the third largest by basin area (behind the Tone River and Ishikari River).

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Shinano-Kokubunji Station

is a railway station on the Shinano Railway Line in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway.

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Shoku Nihongi

The is an imperially-commissioned Japanese history text.

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Siege of Ueda

The siege of Ueda was staged in 1600 by Tokugawa Hidetada, son and heir of the warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu, against Ueda castle garrison in Shinano province, which was controlled by the Sanada family.

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Somin Shōrai

In Japanese mythology and folklore, Somin Shōrai (蘇民将来, kyūjitai: 蘇民將來; also written as 蘓民將耒) was a poor man who gave food and shelter to a certain god in the guise of a traveler who was looking for a place to stay.

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State religion

A state religion (also called official religion) is a religion or creed officially endorsed by a sovereign state.

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Taira no Masakado

was a Heian period provincial magnate (gōzoku) and samurai based in eastern Japan, notable for leading the first recorded uprising against the central government in Kyōto.

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Tōdai-ji

is a Buddhist temple complex that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, located in the city of Nara, Japan. Shinano Kokubun-ji and Tōdai-ji are historic Sites of Japan.

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Tendai

, also known as the Tendai Lotus School (天台法華宗 Tendai hokke shū, sometimes just "hokke shū"), is a Mahāyāna Buddhist tradition with significant esoteric elements that was officially established in Japan in 806 by the Japanese monk Saichō (posthumously known as Dengyō Daishi).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinano_Kokubun-ji

, Vairocana, Zenkō-ji, 735–737 Japanese smallpox epidemic.

Shinano Kokubun-ji, the Glossary

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See also

9th-century Buddhist temples

9th-century establishments in Japan

Gion shrines

Important Cultural Properties of Nagano Prefecture

Nagano Prefecture designated tangible cultural property

Shinano Province

Temples of Bhaiṣajyaguru

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