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[[File:Okadera Asuka Nara pref24n3900.jpg|thumb|View of Oka-dera]]
[[File:Priest Gien Oka-dera front.jpg|thumb|Statue of Gien, the temple's founder]]
{{Nihongo|'''Oka-dera'''|岡寺}} is a major [[Buddhist]] [[temple]] in the historic [[Asuka, Yamato|Asuka]] area of [[Nara Prefecture]], Japan. Its formal name is {{Nihongo|Ryūgai-ji|龍蓋寺||"Dragon Lid Temple"}} and is associated with the [[Shingon]]-[[Shingon-shu Buzan-ha|Buzan]] sect.<ref>[http://www.sacredjapan.com/Temple%2007/General07.htm General information about Okadera]</ref>
It was founded by Priest {{Nihongo|Gien|義淵}} during the 7th century, and is the 7th temple on the [[Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage]]. The statue of Gien is one of the [[List of National Treasures of Japan (sculptures)|national treasures of Japan]]. At the heart of the temple is Japan's largest clay image, a Nyoirin [[Kannon]] from the 8th century.<ref>[http://www.sacredjapan.com/Temple%2007/Honzon07.htm Honzon and other images]</ref>
The temple can be accessed from either [[Okadera Station]] or [[Asuka Station]] on [[Kintetsu Railway|Kintetsu]] [[Yoshino Line]], or by car on [[Route 169 (Japan)|Route 169]]. Note if visiting by train that the temple is several kilometers from either of these stations, in the hills to the east of Asuka-mura.
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Okadera}}
* [http://www.taleofgenji.org/okadera.html Okadera Temple - Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage]
* [http://www.sacredjapan.com/Temple%2007/Temple%2007.htm Okadera]
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[[Category:Buddhist temples in Nara Prefecture]]
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[[Category:Temples of Avalokiteśvara]]