Abe Bunjuin

Abe Bunjuin Temple | Grand Mercure Nara Kashihara [Official]

One of Japan's three bunjus, also known for the proverb, "If you come to three people, you know the wisdom of Wenju". The statue of the main statue of the Tokai Wenju Gunzo [National Treasure] is a figure of traveling on a sermon trip across the sea of clouds with four samurai, centered on the Wenju Bodhisattva riding a lion. You can see it. It was erected as a temple of the Abe clan in 645, and it is said that the Heian period, Seimei Abe, performed astronomical observations.

Basic information

Address
〒633-0054
645, Abe, Sakurai-shi, Nara
URL
https://www.abemonjuin.or.jp/
Facility name
Abe Bunjuin