Yama-dera
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| Risshaku-ji 立石寺 | |
|---|---|
The Risshaku-ji sutra repository and Founder's Hall | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhist |
| Deity | Yakushi Nyorai |
| Rite | Tendai |
| Status | functional |
| Location | |
| Location | 4456-1 Yamadera, Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
| Geographic coordinates | 38°18′45.2″N 140°26′14.6″E / 38.312556°N 140.437389°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Ennin |
| Completed | 860 AD |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
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, in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Its main image is a hibutsu statue of Yakushi Nyorai. 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 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.