Hannya-ji

The Buddhist temple Hannya-ji ( Japanese 般若寺 , literally: " Prajna temple") is located in the city of Nara , Japan . It was founded in the Asuka period (593–710) by the priest Ekan 629 and consecrated to Monju Bosatsu-zo . It was rebuilt after a fire in the Kamakura period (13th century).

The temple is dominated by the ancient and whimsical stone buddhas and has the highest stone pagoda ( sotoba ) in Japan with 13 floors .

Hannya-ji is framed all year round with flowers and blossoms such as camellias , yamabuki or Japanese kerrien (golden rose) , hydrangeas and the Hagi shrub . But it owes its nickname Kosmeen-Tempel to the splendor of the autumnal Kosmeen flowers.

Coordinates: 34 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  N , 135 ° 50 ′ 10 ″  E