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Kongōshō-ji
Kongōshō-ji
is a
Rinzai school
Zen temple
on
Mount Asama
in
Ise
,
Mie Prefecture
,
Japan
.
Founded
in 825 by
Kōbō Daishi
, it is said to protect
Ise Jingū
from the
northeast
.
Buildings
The seven by six
bay
,
yosemune-zukuri
Hondō
, with
hinoki
bark
roof, is an
Important Cultural Property
.
Treasures
Portrait of
Kuki Yoshitaka
.
Heian period
statue of Uhōdōji.
Kamakura period
statue of
Jizō Bosatsu
.
Heian period
tachi
.
Heian period
bronze mirror
with twin
phoenixes
.
Artefacts
from the Kyōgamine
sutra mound
. These include bronze sutra containers,
mirrors
with
Amida
and the Amida
triad
, and ceramics. The area of funerary
monuments
where these items were found has been
designated
an
Historic Site
.
