Saidaiji

Saidai-ji (西大寺) or the “Great Western Temple” is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The temple was established in AD 765 as a counterpart to Tōdai-ji and it is the main temple of the Shingon Risshu (真言律宗) sect of Buddhism after the sect’s founder, Eison, took over administration in 1238.

One building, the Aizen-dō, houses a statue of Aizen Myō-ō, while the main image is of Shakyamuni Buddha, erected by Eison in 1249.

西大寺 / Mingway閔衛

WebSite:

Name : Saidaiji

Category : temple

Website : http://saidaiji.or.jp/

TEL : 0742-45-4700

Area : Nara (Kansai)

Address : 1-1-5 Saidaiji-Shiba-machi Nara-shi 631-0825
〒631-0825 奈良県奈良市西大寺芝町1-1-5
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