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四大寺

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Basic Meaning: four major temples

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  • The four major temples of the Nara Period: Yakushiji 藥師寺, Gangōji 元興寺, Kōfukuji 興福寺, and Daianji 大安寺. [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, DFB, JEBD]
  • The four major temples of the Heian Period: Tōdai-ji 東大寺, Kōfukuji 興福寺, Enryakuji 延曆寺, and Onjōji 園城寺. [Charles Muller; source(s): JEBD, Ui]
  • The four great temples of Japan. Officially determined during the reign of Emperor Tenmu 天武天皇 as centers of state supported Buddhist worship in late 7th Century Japan. They are the temples of: Asukadera 飛鳥寺, Kawaharadera 川原寺, Moto-Yakushiji 本藥師寺, and Daikandaiji 大官大寺. [Henry Hirose]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Dai kanwa jiten No. 4682.537, p. 2304

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 415

    Bulgyo sajeon 356a

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 275b/303

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 726-2

    (三種)Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1879a,1908a,2246c

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    Entry created: 2014-07-17