こくぶんじ
国分寺
1. state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)
2. Provincial templewere Buddhist temples established in each of the provinces of Japan by the Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794). Shōmu (701 – 756?) decreed both a kokubunji to be established in each province for monks and a 国分尼寺 established for nuns. Tōdai-ji, the provincial temple of Yamato Province, served as the head of all kokubunji, and and Hokke-ji held that duty for the kokubunniji.
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