Shitennō-ji is recognized as the first state-established Buddhist temple in Japan, commissioned in five hundred ninety-three by Prince Shōtoku. You can identify the complex by its strict, south-to-north architectural axis, which aligns a gate, a five-story pagoda, and the main hall in a linear sequence that became the standard for temple design across the country for centuries.
Shitennō-ji
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