Osumi Kokubun Niji - Osumi Kokubun Niji

Japanese: 大隅国分尼寺 - おおすみこくぶんにじ
Osumi Kokubun Niji - Osumi Kokubun Niji

...There are also statues of Nio kings remaining. As it is close to Osumi Kokubunji Temple, it is generally believed that it is Osumi Kokubunji Nunnery, but the depictions of the four Buddhas on the main body of the tower and the four heavenly kings indicate that it was made slightly earlier than the multi-storey pagoda of Osumi Kokubunji Temple, which bears the inscription from 1143 (Kouji 2), and there is nothing to necessarily support the theory that it is a Kokubunji Nunnery. Nationally designated historic site.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Osumi Kokubun-ji Temple" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このほかに仁王像も残っている。大隅国分寺に近いところから大隅国分尼寺にあてる説が一般に行われているが,塔身の四方仏や四天王像の表現は康治2年(1143)銘の大隅国分寺重層塔よりやや古いころの作品であることを示しており,必ずしも国分尼寺説を肯定させるものはない。国指定史跡。…

※「大隅国分尼寺」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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