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440:2010-02-05
388:References
280:Shakyamuni
123:34°41′37″N
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670:Chinjusha
663:Buildings
604:onigawara
564:nakazonae
539:nakazonae
518:nakazonae
292:Main Hall
206:Saidai-ji
178:Completed
33:Main Hall
19:Saidai-ji
1079:miyadera
1074:jingū-ji
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861:Nichiren
801:Zenshūyō
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350:See also
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219:Buddhist
193:saidaiji
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317:Shiō-dō
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