Katsuō-ji
| Katsuo-ji | |
|---|---|
勝尾寺 | |
Katsuō-ji Hondō | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhist |
| Deity | Senjū Jūichimen Kannon Bosatsu |
| Rite | Kōyasan Shingon-shū |
| Status | functional |
| Location | |
| Location | 2914-1 Aomatani, Minoh-shi, Osaka-fu |
Shown within Osaka Prefecture Katsuō-ji (Japan) | |
| Coordinates | 34°51′57″N 135°29′28″E / 34.86583°N 135.49111°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | c.Kaisei |
| Completed | c.725 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Katsuō-ji (勝尾寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Aomatani neighborhood of the city of Minoh, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Kōyasan Shingon-shū sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a statue of Senjū Jūichimen Kannon Bosatsu. The temple's full name is Ocho-san Katsuō-ji (応頂山 勝尾寺).The temple is the 23rd stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route. The temple's precincts with its intact set of boundary markers was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1966.