| Sanbutsu-ji | |
|---|---|
Nageire-dō of Sanbutsu-ji
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tendai |
| Deity | Shaka Nyorai, Amida Nyorai, Dainichi Nyorai |
| Location | |
| Location | 1010 Mitoku, Misasa, Tottori Prefecture 〒682-0132 |
| Country | Japan |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 849 |
| Website | |
| www.mitokusan.jp | |
Sanbutsu-ji (三仏寺, Sanbutsu-ji) is a Buddhist temple in the town of Misasa, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The Nageire Hall (投入堂, Nageire-dō) of Sanbutsu-ji, built in the Heian period is designated a National Treasure of Japan.
By tradition Sanbutsu-ji was founded by the Buddhist ascetic and mystic of the late Asuka period monk En no Gyōja (ca. 634–701). En no Gyōja is considered the founder of Shugendō, a syncretic religion which incorporated aspects Old Shinto, Japanese folk animism and shamanism, Taoism and esoteric Buddhism of the Shingon Mikkyō and the Tendai sects.[1]