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{{Infobox religious building
| name = {{nihongo|Enjō-ji<br>|円成寺}}
| image = Enjoji Nara04sb3200.jpg
| caption = Enjō-ji [[Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism)|Hondō]] of 1472, an [[Important Cultural Properties of Japan|Important Cultural Property]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|34|41|45|N|135|54|55|E|source:kolossus-jawiki|display=title,inline}}
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| religious_affiliation = [[Shingon#Branches of Shingon|Omuro]] [[Shingon]]
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| deity = [[Amida Nyorai]] (Amitābha)
| founded_by = [[Xulong]], [[Emperor Shōmu]] & [[Empress Kōken]]
| established = 756
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| location = 1273 Ninnikusen-chō, [[Nara, Nara|Nara]], [[Nara Prefecture]]
| country = [[Japan]]
| website = http://www.enjyouji.jp/
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[[File:Enjoji Nara14sb3200.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Two-storey [[Mon (architecture)|gate]] of 1468, an [[Important Cultural Properties of Japan|Important Cultural Property]]]]
[[File:Enjoji Nara06s4592.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Kasugadō and Hakusandō [[Shinto shrine|shrines]] (1277/8), both [[National Treasures of Japan|National Treasures]]]]
[[File:Enjo-ji Garden 04.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Paradise gardens of the late-[[Heian period]], a [[List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments|Place of Scenic Beauty]]]]
[[File:Dainichi Nyorai Unkei Enjoji 4.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Dainichi Nyorai (Enjō-ji)|Dainichi Nyorai]] by [[Unkei]] (1176), a [[National Treasures of Japan|National Treasure]]]]
[[File:Enjoji Nara08st3200.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Honden]] of [[Ugajin]], [[Kamakura period]], an [[Important Cultural Properties of Japan|Important Cultural Property]]]]
{{nihongo|'''Enjō-ji'''|円成寺}} is a [[Shingon]] temple in the northeast of [[Nara, Nara|Nara]], [[Japan]]. A number of its buildings and images have been designated [[National Treasures of Japan|National Treasures]] and [[Important Cultural Properties of Japan|Important Cultural Properties]], and its late-[[Heian period]] gardens are a [[List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments|Place of Scenic Beauty]].
==History==
Enjō-ji is said to have been founded in 756 by a Chinese priest who accompanied [[Ganjin]] to Japan. The temple was enlarged in the late-[[Heian period|Heian]] and [[Muromachi period|Muromachi]] periods. Much damage occurred during the [[Ōnin War]], and further losses occurred during the [[Meiji period]] and after.<ref>{{cite book |title=Historical Nara |author=Plutschow, Herbert E. |publisher=[[The Japan Times]] |year=1983 |page=151 |ISBN=4-7890-0226-8}}</ref><ref name="Naranet (unsure of source, good pictures)">{{cite web |url=http://www.naranet.co.jp/enjyouji/ |title=History, Images |publisher=Naranet |accessdate=31 March 2011}}</ref>
==Buildings==
The two-storey [[Mon (architecture)|gate]] of 1468 and [[Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism)|Hondō]] of 1472 are both [[Important Cultural Properties of Japan|Important Cultural Properties]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/2510 |title=Database of National Cultural Properties |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |accessdate=31 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/2514 |title=Database of National Cultural Properties |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |accessdate=31 March 2011}}</ref> The [[tahōtō]] is lost and has been replaced with a modern replica.<ref name="Nara">{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.nara.jp/nara/kaido/kokaido/eg/01yagyu/spot/03.htm |title=Enjoji Temple |publisher=[[Nara Prefecture]] |accessdate=31 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927025322/http://www.pref.nara.jp/nara/kaido/kokaido/eg/01yagyu/spot/03.htm |archive-date=27 September 2011 }}</ref>
Also on the grounds are a number of [[Shinto shrines]]. The single [[Ken (architecture)|bay]] Kasugadō and Hakusandō of 1227/8 are the oldest extant examples of [[kasuga-zukuri]] and are thought to have been moved from [[Kasuga-taisha]] when it was rebuilt.<ref>{{cite book |title=What is Japanese Architecture? A survey of traditional Japanese architecture |author1=Kazuo, Nishi |author2=Kazuo, Hozumi |publisher=[[Kodansha]] |year=1985 |ISBN=978-4-7700-1992-9 |pages=42f}}</ref> In 1953, both buildings were designated [[National Treasures of Japan|National Treasures]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/2511 |title=Database of National Cultural Properties |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |accessdate=31 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607060126/https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/2511 |archive-date=7 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/2512 |title=Database of National Cultural Properties |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |accessdate=31 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607060145/https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/2512 |archive-date=7 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Honden]] of the shrine to [[Ugajin]] dating to the end of the [[Kamakura period]] is an [[Important Cultural Properties of Japan|Important Cultural Property]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/2513 |title=Database of National Cultural Properties |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |accessdate=31 March 2011}}</ref>
==Treasures==
{{Main|Dainichi Nyorai (Enjō-ji)}}
In the [[tahōtō]] is a {{nihongo|seated wooden statue of [[Dainichi Nyorai (Enjō-ji)|Dainichi Nyorai]]|木造大日如来坐像}} of 1176 by [[Unkei]]. Of [[Japanese cypress]] using the [[Technology of Japanese Buddhist Sculpture#Wood|yoseki-zukuri]] technique, it is [[gilded]] over [[lacquer]] and has crystal eyes. In 1920, it was designated a [[National Treasures of Japan|National Treasure]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/282 |title=Database of National Cultural Properties |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |accessdate=31 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607060303/https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/282 |archive-date=7 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the [[Hondō]] is a {{nihongo|seated wooden statue of [[Amida Nyorai]]|木造阿弥陀如来坐像}} of the [[Heian period]], surrounded by {{nihongo|wooden statues of the [[Four Heavenly Kings|Shitennō]]|木造四天王立像}} of the [[Kamakura period]], all [[Important Cultural Properties of Japan|Important Cultural Properties]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/4074 |title=Database of National Cultural Properties |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |accessdate=31 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/4073 |title=Database of National Cultural Properties |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |accessdate=31 March 2011}}</ref> Other images include a [[Jūichimen Kannon]] of 1026, a child prince of 1309 that has been designated a Prefectural Cultural Property, a [[Fudō Myōō]] of the [[Nanboku-chō period]], and a gilded [[Yakushi Nyorai]].<ref name="Naranet (unsure of source, good pictures)"/> The [[gorintō]] of 1321 has also been designated an Important Cultural Property.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/2515 |title=Database of National Cultural Properties |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |accessdate=31 March 2011}}</ref>
==Gardens==
The temple gardens are a rare example of late-[[Heian period|Heian]] [[Pure Land Buddhism|Pure Land]] paradise gardens and in 1973 were designated a [[List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments|Place of Scenic Beauty]].<ref name="Nara"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2023 |title=Database of National Cultural Properties |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |accessdate=31 March 2011}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of National Treasures of Japan (shrines)]]
*[[List of National Treasures of Japan (sculptures)]]
*[[Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Yamato]]
*[[Japanese gardens]]
*[[List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments|Place of Scenic Beauty]]
*[[Honji suijaku]]
==References==
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==External links==
{{in lang|ja}} [http://www.naranet.co.jp/enjyouji/index.html Enjōji]
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[[Category:Buddhist temples in Nara, Nara]]
[[Category:Places of Scenic Beauty]]
[[Category:Shinto shrines in Nara Prefecture]]
[[Category:National Treasures of Japan]]
[[Category:Gardens in Nara Prefecture]]
[[Category:Nara Prefecture designated tangible cultural property]]