The Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Yamato (大和十三仏霊場, Yamato jūsan butsu reijō) 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.
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Directory
editNumber | Mountain designation (山号) | Temple name | Sect | Dedication | Address |
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1. | Mount Ikoma | Hōzan-ji | Shingon Risshu | Fudō-myōō | Ikoma, Monzencho 1-1 |
2. | Shōhōzan | Saidai-ji | Shingon Risshu | Shaka Nyorai | Nara, Saidaiji Shibacho 1-chome 1-5 |
3. | Abesan | Abe Monju-in | Kegon | Monju Bosatsu | Sakurai, Abe 645 |
4. | Kamanokuchisan | Chōgaku-ji | Kōyasan Shingon-shū | Fugen Bosatsu | Tenri, Yanagimotocho 508 |
5. | Yatayama | Yata-dera | Kōyasan Shingon-shū | Jizō Bosatsu | Yamatokōriyama, Yatacho 3506 |
6. | Nijōzan | Taima-dera | Kōyasan Shingon-shū・Jōdo-shū | Miroku Bosatsu | Katsuragi, Taima 1263 |
7. | Nichirinzan | Shin-Yakushi-ji | Kegon | Yakushi Nyorai | Nara, Takabatakecho 1352 |
8. | Jumuryozan | Ofusa Kannon | Kōyasan Shingon-shū | Kannon Bosatsu | Kashihara, Ousacho 6-22 |
9. | Mayumiyama | Chōkyūji | Shingon Risshu | Seishi Bosatsu | Ikoma, Kamimachi 4443 |
10. | Tomisan | Ryōsen-ji | Ryōsen-ji Shingon-shū | Amida Nyorai | Nara, Nakamachi 3879 |
11. | Shigisan | Shigisan Gyokuzōin | Shigisan Shingon-shū | Ashoku Nyorai | Ikoma District, Heguri Oaza Shigisan 2280 |
12. | Ninnikusen | Enjō-ji | Shingon-shū Omuro-ha | Dainichi Nyorai | Nara, Ninnikusencho 1273 |
13. | Kumagorisan | Daian-ji | Kōyasan Shingon-shū | Kokūzō Bosatsu | Nara, Daian-ji 2-chome 18-1 |
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