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Kongōbu-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Organization buddhist_temple Q1203429
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Summary

Kongōbu-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,000 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kongōbu-ji Temple's religion is recorded as Kōyasan Shingon-shū[3].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple is located in Kōya-chō[4].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple[6].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as jōgaku-ji[7].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Kūkai[8].
  • Q77675103 is named after Kongōbu-ji Temple[9].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple is part of Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range[10].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple is part of Shingon sect eighteen Motoyama[11].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple is part of Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi[12].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple's Commons category is recorded as Kongobuji[13].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple's archives at is recorded as Koyasan Reihōkan[14].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple comprises Okuno-in Temple[15].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple comprises Tokugawa Mausoleum[16].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple comprises Kongōbu-ji Fudōdō[17].
  • 816 marks the founding of Kongōbu-ji Temple[18].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.214081, 'lon': 135.584092}[19].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Mount Kōya[20].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Bhaiṣajyaguru Buddha[21].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Kongōbu-ji Temple[22].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Akshobhya[23].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.koyasan.or.jp/[24].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple's replaces is recorded as Seigan-ji Temple[25].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple's replaces is recorded as Kōzan-ji Temple[26].
  • Kongōbu-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as National Treasure of Japan[27].

Body

Founding

Kongōbu-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Kūkai[8]. 816 marks the founding of it[18].

Identity

Kongōbu-ji Temple's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '高野山'}[28]. Part of include Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range[10], a reijō[29], in Japan[30]; Shingon sect eighteen Motoyama[11], a pilgrims' way[31], in Japan[32]; and Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi[12], a pilgrims' way[33], in Japan[34].

Why It Matters

Kongōbu-ji Temple ranks in the top 9% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,000 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Japan Kūkai

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . koyasan.or.jp. koyasan.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . koyasan.or.jp. koyasan.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '高野山'}
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Official name: 高野山, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289714|batch #289714]]"
  2. 11d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
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    Coordinate location → {'lat': 34.214081, 'lon': 135.584092}
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Dedicated to: Akshobhya, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790801419303"
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