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Rokuharamitsu-ji
Rokuharamitsu-ji
is a
Buddhist temple
in
Kyoto, Japan
.
Founded
by
Kūya
in
951
, the
Hondō
was
burned
during the
wars
at the end of the
Heian period
. Its
replacement
of
1363
,
damaged
during the
Meiji period
, was
restored
in
1969
. The
temple
house
a number of
statues
of the
Heian
and
Kamakura
periods
that have been
designated
Important Cultural Properties
, including a
Kamakura period
image of
its founder Kūya, as well as a Heian
Jūichimen Kannon
that is a
National Treasure
.