Rokuharamitsu-ji

Rokuharamitsu-ji
六波羅蜜寺
Hondō (ICP)
Religion
AffiliationBuddhist
DeityJūichimen Kannon
RiteShingon-shū Chisan-ha
Statusfunctional
Location
Location81-1, Rokkocho, 2-chome, Higashiyama-ku, Matsubara-dori Yamato-oji Higashiiru, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto-fu 605-0813
Shown within Kyoto Prefecture
Rokuharamitsu-ji (Japan)
Coordinates34°59′49.57″N 135°46′23.91″E / 34.9971028°N 135.7733083°E / 34.9971028; 135.7733083
Architecture
FounderKūya
Completed951

Rokuharamitsu-ji (六波羅蜜寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Rokkaku-dori Matsubara-dori Yamato-oji Higashiiru neighborhood of Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon-shū Chisan-ha sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon that is designated a National Treasure. The temple's full name is Fudaraku-san Fumon-in Rokuharamitsu-ji (補陀洛山 普門院 六波羅蜜寺).The temple is the 17th stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route.