Hōkō-ji
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Hōkō-ji is the name of more than one Buddhist temple in Japan.
- Hōkō-ji (方広寺?). A Tendai temple in Kyoto.
- Hōkō-ji (方広寺?). A Rinzai temple in Shizuoka Prefecture.
- Hōkō-ji (法興寺?). Another name for Asuka-dera (飛鳥寺?). See also Gangō-ji (元興寺?).
- Hōkō-ji (蜂岡寺?) (Usu. pronounced "Hachioka-dera".) An archaic name for Kōryū-ji (広隆寺?), a Shingon temple in Kyoto.
Other Japanese temples named "Hōkō-ji" include:
- Hōkō-ji (法光寺?) in Miki City, Hyōgo Prefecture dates from the 7th century.[1]
- Hōkō-ji (放光寺?) in Enzan, Yamanashi Prefecture dates from the 12th century.[2]
- Hōkō-ji (法光寺?) near Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture dates from the 13th century.[3]