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Fudarakusan-ji

Coordinates: 33°38′41.01″N 135°56′3.97″E / 33.6447250°N 135.9344361°E / 33.6447250; 135.9344361
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Fudarakusan-ji
補陀洛山寺
Religion
AffiliationTendai
DeitySenju Kannon (Avalokiteśvara)
Location
Location348 Hamanomiya, Nachikatsuura-chō, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama Prefecture
CountryJapan
Architecture
Completed4th century (legendary)

Fudarakusan-ji (補陀洛山寺, Fudarakusan-ji) is Tendai temple of the Higashimuro district, Wakayama prefecture, Japan. The name of temple comes from mount Potalaka. It is said to have been founded by Ragyō Shōnin, a monk from India.

In 2004, it was designated as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.

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33°38′41.01″N 135°56′3.97″E / 33.6447250°N 135.9344361°E / 33.6447250; 135.9344361