Mimuroto-ji
| Mimuroto-ji | |
|---|---|
三室戸寺 | |
Mimuroto-ji Hondō | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhist |
| Deity | Senjū Kannon |
| Rite | Shugendō |
| Status | functional |
| Location | |
| Location | 21 Shigadani, Uji-shi, Kyoto-fu |
Shown within Kyoto Prefecture Mimuroto-ji (Japan) | |
| Coordinates | 34°54′1.72″N 135°49′9.10″E / 34.9004778°N 135.8191944°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Gyōhyō, Emperor Kōnin |
| Completed | c.770 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Mimuroto-ji (三室戸寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Shigadani neighborhood of the city of Uji, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Honzanshugen-shu, a branch of Shugendō loosely affiliated with the Tendai of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Senjū Kannon Bosatsu. (Sahasrabhuja) The temple's full name is Akaboshi-san Mimuroto-ji (明星山 三室戸寺). The temple is the 10th stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route. When the temple was built in ancient times, it was meant to shield Kyoto from evil spirits. Its gardens have 20,000 azaleas and 1000 rhododendrons.