Kōzō-ji (高蔵寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Kakuda, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.[1]
Kōzō-ji was founded in 819 AD by Tokuitsu, a monk of the Hōsso sect. It was restored in 1177 by the wife of Fujiwara Shuei, who erected the Amida-dō, which is the oldest building in the prefecture,[2][3] and one of the very few Heian period structures remaining. In 1908 it was designated an Important Cultural Property.[4]
The 273 centimetres (8.96 ft) wooden statue of Amida Nyorai seated on a lotus throne (1177), constructed using the yoseki-zukuri technique, was designated an Important Cultural Property in 1927.[5][6]
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