#tachibanadera

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"Tachibanadera in Yamato, the nativity location of Shōtoku Taishi"

A postcard of Tachibanadera Temple (橘寺) in Asuka Village, Nara Prefecture, published between 1907 and 1918

Image from the photograph collection of the Nara Prefectural Library

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A sculpted image of Nyoirin Kannon Bodhisattva (如意輪観音菩薩) dating to the mid to late Heian period (794-1185) enshrined at Tachibanadera Temple (橘寺) in Asuka Village, Nara Prefecture

Photo by Christine Hirata in 2021

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A pamphlet from Tachibanadera Temple (橘寺) in Asuka Village, Nara Prefecture, of uncertain founding date but appearing in historical records as early as 680, also reputedly the birthplace of Shōtoku Taishi (聖徳太子) (574-622), regent, administrator, and crucially influential early patron of Buddhism

Acquired at the temple September 8, 1996

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Approaching Tachibanadera Temple (橘寺) up on a hill in Asuka Village, Nara Prefecture: founded in 606 on the alleged site of the birth of Prince Shōtoku Taishi (聖徳太子) (574-622), regent responsible for modernizing government administration and promoting Buddhism’s establishment in Japan, though the current temple structures date to 1864

(Photo taken September 8, 1996)

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Rather puzzling Dual-Faced Stone (二面石) probably carved in the seventh century on the grounds of Tachibanadera Temple (橘寺) in Asuka Village, Nara Prefecture

(Photo taken September 8, 1996)

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