Kegon-ji

Kegon-ji
華厳寺
Kegon-ji Niomon
Religion
AffiliationBuddhist
DeityJūichimen Kannon
RiteTendai
Statusfunctional
Location
Location23 Tanigumi Tokuzumi, Ibigawa-cho, Ibi-gun, Gifu-ken 501-1311
Shown within Gifu Prefecture
Kegon-ji (Japan)
Coordinates35°32′13.9″N 136°36′28.4″E / 35.537194°N 136.607889°E / 35.537194; 136.607889
Architecture
Founderc.Ōguchi Dairyō
Completedc.798
Website
Official website

Kegon-ji (華厳寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Tanigumi Tokuzumi neighborhood of the town of Ibigawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu image image of Jūichimen Kannon. The temple's full name is Tanigumi-san Kegon-ji (谷汲山 華厳寺).The temple is the 33rd and final stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route, and is the only temple on the route outside of the Kansai region.