Mii-dera
Nagara-san Onjo-ji (長等山園城寺, Nagarasan Onjōji), also known as just Onjo-ji, or Mii-dera (三井寺), is a Buddhist temple in Japan located at the foot of Mount Hiei, in the city of Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture. It is a short distance from both Kyoto, and Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake. The head temple of the Jimon sect of Tendai, it is a sister temple to Enryaku-ji, at the top of the mountain, and is one of the four largest temples in Japan. Altogether, there are 40 named buildings in the Mii-dera complex.
| Mii-dera 三井寺 | |
|---|---|
Mii-dera no Bansho (三井寺の晩鐘), the evening bell at Mii-dera. | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhist |
| Deity | Miroku Bosatsu |
| Rite | Jimon Tendai |
| Location | |
| Location | 246 Onjō-ji-chō, Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
Shown within Shiga Prefecture Mii-dera (Japan) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°00′48″N 135°51′10″E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Emperor Tenmu |
| Date established | 672 |
| Completed | 19th century (Reconstruction) |
| Website | |
| www.shiga-miidera.or.jp/ | |
Mii-dera is temple 14 in the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage.
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