Hinokumadera Temple

Japanese: 檜隈寺 - ひのくまでら

This temple was located in Asuka Village, Takaichi County, Nara Prefecture. It is said to be the family temple of the Yamato no Aya clan, who came from overseas. The first recorded document is the entry for the first year of the Shucho era (686) in the Nihon Shoki, which says that "100 households were sealed off." Excavations have revealed that the main hall and west gate were built in the second half of the 7th century, and the lecture hall and pagoda at the end of the 7th century. The fact that the temple was built in two periods is thought to reflect the political ups and downs of the Tokan clan at the time. It seems that in the Middle Ages it was also known as Doko-ji Temple, and a temple bell with an inscription from 1513 has been found there.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

奈良県高市郡明日香村にあった寺院。渡来人東漢（やまとのあや）氏の氏寺とされる。文献では《日本書紀》朱鳥元年(686)条に〈百戸を封す〉とあるのが最初の記録である。発掘調査の結果，7世紀後半に金堂，西門が，7世紀末に講堂，塔が造られたことが判明した。このように寺の造営が2期に分かれるのは，当時の東漢氏の政治的消長を反映していると考えられる。中世には道興（どうこう）寺とも称されていたようで，永正10年(1513)の銘をもつ梵鐘が見つかっている。

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