Kanshin-ji

Kanshin-ji
観心寺
Kanshin-ji Kondō
Religion
AffiliationBuddhist
DeityNyoirin Kannon Bosatsu
RiteShingon Buddhism
Statusfunctional
Location
Location475 Teramoto, Kawachinagano-shi, Osaka-fu
CountryJapan Japan
Kanshin-ji is located in Osaka Prefecture
Kanshin-ji
Shown within Osaka Prefecture
Kanshin-ji is located in Japan
Kanshin-ji
Kanshin-ji (Japan)
Geographic coordinates34°26′14.43″N 135°35′54.94″E / 34.4373417°N 135.5985944°E / 34.4373417; 135.5985944
Architecture
Founderc.En no Gyōja, Kūkai
CompletedNara period
Website
Official website
Map

Kanshin-ji (観心寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Teramoto neighborhood of the city of Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, in the Kansai region of Japan. It is one of the head temples of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū branch of Shingon Buddhism. The temple has several National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties. Its precincts were designated a National Historic Site in 1972.[1] and a Japan Heritage site.

  1. ^ "日下貝塚". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). Retrieved 11 March 2021.