Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Yamato explained

The are a group of 13 Buddhist sacred sites in Nara Prefecture. Yamato was a former province of Japan corresponding to today's Nara Prefecture. The majority of the temples in this grouping are part of Japanese esoteric Shingon Buddhism.

Directory

Number Mountain designation (山号) Temple name Sect Dedication Address
1.Ikoma, Monzencho 1-1
2.Shōhōzan Shingon Risshu Nara, Saidaiji Shibacho 1-chome 1-5
3.Abesan Sakurai, Abe 645
4.Kamanokuchisan Tenri, Yanagimotocho 508
5.Yatayama Kōyasan Shingon-shū Yamatokōriyama, Yatacho 3506
6.Nijōzan Katsuragi, Taima 1263
7.Nichirinzan Kegon Nara, Takabatakecho 1352
8.Jumuryozan Kōyasan Shingon-shū Kashihara, Ousacho 6-22
9.Mayumiyama Shingon Risshu Ikoma, Kamimachi 4443
10.Tomisan Ryōsen-ji Shingon-shū Nara, Nakamachi 3879
11.Shigisan Shigisan Shingon-shū Ikoma District, Heguri Oaza Shigisan 2280
12.Ninnikusen Shingon-shū Omuro-ha Nara, Ninnikusencho 1273
13.Kumagorisan Kōyasan Shingon-shū Nara, Daian-ji 2-chome 18-1

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