Nanto Shichi Daiji
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Nanto Shichi Daiji (
- Daian-ji (
大安寺 ) - Gangō-ji (
元興寺 ) - Hōryū-ji (
法隆寺 ) (located close to the border of modern Nara city, in the town of Ikaruga, Nara) - Kōfuku-ji (
興福寺 ) - Saidai-ji (
西大寺 ) - Tōdai-ji (
東大寺 ) - Yakushi-ji (
薬師寺 )
Sometimes the temples were called "the fifteen great temples of the southern capital" too, including other prestigious temples such as Tōshōdai-ji (
See also
[edit]References
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七 大寺 日記 Shichi Daiji Nikki (A Diary on the Seven Great Temples)" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 18, 2005. Retrieved 2007-03-22. This book is a collection of travel records to the seven great temples in Nara, published in Heian Period. A copy of the 13th century is shown at Nara National Museum. Designated National Treasure.