Yama-dera

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Risshaku-ji
立石寺
The Risshaku-ji sutra repository and Founder's Hall
Religion
AffiliationBuddhist
DeityYakushi Nyōrai
RiteTendai
Statusfunctional
Location
Location4456-1 Yamadera, Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture
CountryJapan
Yama-dera is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Yama-dera
Shown within Yamagata Prefecture
Yama-dera is located in Japan
Yama-dera
Yama-dera (Japan)
Geographic coordinates38°18′45.2″N 140°26′14.6″E / 38.312556°N 140.437389°E / 38.312556; 140.437389
Architecture
FounderEnnin
Completed860 AD
Website
Official website
A view halfway up the temple complex

Yama-dera (山寺, lit. "Mountain Temple"), (山号 宝珠山; Sangō Hōshu-zan) is the popular name for the Buddhist temple of Risshaku-ji (立石寺) located northeast of Yamagata City, in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Its main image is a hibutsu statue of Yakushi Nyōrai. The temple has been a place for pilgrimage for centuries, and is designated as both a Place of Scenic Beauty and as a National Historic Site[1] It is located within the borders of the Zaō Quasi-National Park. The temple buildings clinging to the steep, forested, rocky hillsides are picturesque and unusual.

  1. ^ "山寺". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 11 February 2020.