Anao-ji

Anao-ji
穴太寺
Anao-ji Hondō
Religion
AffiliationBuddhist
DeityYakushi Nyorai
RiteTendai
Statusfunctional
Location
LocationSogabechō Anao, Higashi-no-tsuji, Kameoka-shi, Kyoto-fu 621-0029
Shown within Kyoto Prefecture
Anao-ji (Japan)
Coordinates35°0′24.03″N 135°32′57.09″E / 35.0066750°N 135.5491917°E / 35.0066750; 135.5491917
Architecture
Founderc.Ōtomo no Komarō, Emperor Mommu
Completedc.705

Anao-ji (穴太寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Sogabechō Anao, Higashi-no-tsuji neighborhood of the city of Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon (primary image) is a statue of Yakushi Nyorai. The temple's full name is Bōdai-san Anao-ji (菩提山 穴太寺).The temple's Shō-Kannon Bosatsu kannon statue is the 21st stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route.