Go BackGango-ji Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan. Originally founded as Asuka-dera and located in the village of Asuka, it moved to the city of Nara in AD 718. The temple was once one of the Nanto Shichi Daiji, or the Seven Great Temples of Nara.
Gango-ji Temple is located in the Naramachi district of Nara. It used to have as many as seven halls and pagodas, but much of these are now gone, burned down by fires in the 15th and 16th centuries. The temple is today one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, a World Heritage Site.
Within Gango-ji Temple, are three National Treasures of Japan. They include the main hall, or Hondo, the Zen room and the five-storey pagoda.
Gango-ji Temple, NaraSource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gango-ji_Gokurakubo.jpg
Author: Bernard Gagnon
Author: Bernard Gagnon
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