Kiburi-ji (来振寺) is a Buddhist temple in Ōno, Gifu Prefecture belonging to the Chisan sect of Shingon Buddhism.[1][2][3] The temple claims to have been founded as the Hossō sect temple of Shinpuku-ji by the wandering priest Gyōki in 715 AD. It was burned down by Oda Nobunaga in 1560 and subsequently rebuilt with the support of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Toda clan of Ōgaki Domain during the Edo period.
| Kiburi-ji (来振寺) | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Deity | Juichimen Kannon |
| Rite | Shingon-shū Chizan-ha |
| Location | |
| Location | Ōno, Gifu |
| Country | Japan |
  Shown within Gifu Prefecture  Kiburi-ji (Japan) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°29′56″N 136°39′05″E / 35.498783°N 136.651514°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Gyōki |
| Completed | 715[1] |
| Website | |
| kiburiji.com | |
The temple possess a Heian period set of five scroll painting depicting the five Myō-ō (Fudō Myō-ō, Gōzanze Myō-ō, Gundari Myō-ō, Daiitoku Myō-ō, and Ususama Myō-ō which is a National Treasure of Japan.
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