Saidai-ji
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Saidai-ji (西大寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Saidiaji-Shiba neighborhood of the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It became the head temple of the Shingon Risshu (真言律宗) sect after the sect's founder, Eison (叡尊), took over administration in 1238.
The temple was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples of the ancient capital of Heijō-kyō.
The honzon of the temple is a statue of Shaka Nyorai, enshrined by Eison in 1249.
- Further reading
Saidai-ji, Wikipedia
