Ōya-ji
| Ōya-ji | |
|---|---|
大谷寺 | |
Ōya-dera Kannon-do | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhist |
| Deity | Senju Kannon |
| Rite | Tendai |
| Status | functional |
| Location | |
| Location | 1198 Ōya-machi, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi-ken |
| Country | Japan |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°35′47″N 139°49′15″E / 36.59639°N 139.82083°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Kūkai |
| Completed | c.810 AD |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Ōya-ji (大谷寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in northern Kantō region of Japan. The temple is famous for its bas-relief carvings on a cliff face. The honzon of the temple is a bas-relief stone statue of Senjū Kannon. The temple is 19th stop on the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage route of 33 temples sacred to Kannon in the Kantō region.