Abe Temple

…Sakurai is the site of the ancient Iware, and is home to many ancient historical sites, including the tombs of Emperors Sushun and Jomei, the remains of palaces of successive emperors, and the famous ancient market of Kanaya's Sea Pomegranate Market. There are also many historic temples and shrines, such as Omiwa Shrine, which enshrines the neat and tidy Miwayama (467m), Hasedera Temple, which has been famous for its pilgrimage to Hase (Hase) since the Middle Ages, Abe Temple, which is affectionately known as "Monjusri of Wisdom," Tanzan Shrine, which enshrines Fujiwara Kamatari, and Shorin Temple, famous for its national treasure, the Eleven-Headed Kannon Standing Statue. [Hashimoto Seiji]…

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Abe-dera Temple" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…桜井は古代の磐余（いわれ）の地で，崇峻･舒明両天皇陵，歴代の天皇の宮跡，古代の市として有名な金屋の海柘榴市（つばいち）など，古代の史跡が多い。また端整な三輪山(467m)を神体とする大神（おおみわ）神社，中世以来初瀬(長谷)詣で有名な長谷寺，〈知恵の文殊さん〉として親しまれている安倍寺，藤原鎌足を祭神とする談山神社，国宝の十一面観音立像で有名な聖林（しようりん）寺などの由緒ある寺社も多い。【橋本 征治】。…

※「安倍寺」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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