Ishiyama-dera

Ishiyama-dera
石山寺
Ishiyama-dera Tahōtō (NT)
Religion
AffiliationBuddhist
DeityNyōirin Kannon
RiteShingon-shu Tōji-ha
Statusfunctional
Location
Location1-1-1 Ishiyamadera, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 529-0861
Shown within Shiga Prefecture
Ishiyama-dera (Japan)
Coordinates34°57′37.51″N 135°54′20.25″E / 34.9604194°N 135.9056250°E / 34.9604194; 135.9056250
Architecture
FounderRōben
Completedc.747
Website
www.ishiyamadera.or.jp

Ishiyama-dera (石山寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Ishiyamadera neighborhood of the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon-shu Tōji-ha sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu image of Nyōirin Kannon. The temple's full name is Ishiko-san Ishiyama-dera (石光山 石山寺).The temple is the 13th stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route.