Enpuku-ji (Nara)

Enpuku-ji (円福寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon Risshu school, in Ikoma, Nara, Japan. The main object of worship (本尊) is Amida Nyorai.

Enpuku-ji 円福寺
Main Hall
Religion
Affiliation	Shingon Ritsu
Deity	Amida Nyorai Zazō (Seated Amitābha)
Location
Location	390 Arisato-chō, Ikoma, Nara Prefecture
Country	Japan
Geographic coordinates	34°40′13.2″N 135°41′56.7″E
Architecture
Founder	Gyōki (acc. legend)
Completed	Tenpyō-shōhō era (acc. legend)

Hōkyōintō Stupas

History

The official history of the temple wrote that this temple was established in the Tenpyo-Shoho years from 749 to 757 by a famous Japanese monk Gyōki (行基), however, the origin of this temple is unclear. Today, as a result of fires through many centuries, this temple has only one main hall built in the Muromachi Period in 1371.

Cultural properties

Enpuku-ji has two Important Cultural Properties selected by Japanese government:

• Its Hondō (Main Hall), built in 1371
• Its Hōkyōintō (a type of stone pagoda), made in 1293

Access

• Ichibu Station of Kintetsu Ikoma Line

References

• Enpuku-ji, Digital Museum of Ikoma City (In Official Home Page of Ikoma City)
• Nihon Kotsu Kosha, Nara, Nihon Kotsu Kosha, 1984, p. 138.