Hōzan-ji

Hōzan-ji
宝山寺
Hōzan-ji; 宝山寺
	Main hall (right) and grounds
Religion
Affiliation	Shingon Ritsu
Deity	Fudō Myō-ō (Acala)
Status	Head temple
Location
Location	1-1 Monzen-chō, Ikoma, Nara Prefecture
Country	Japan
Geographic coordinates	34°41′4.8″N 135°41′11.6″E / 34.684667°N 135.686556°ECoordinates: 34°41′4.8″N 135°41′11.6″E / 34.684667°N 135.686556°E
Architecture
Founder
Completed	1678
Website
	http://www.hozanji.com/ (Japanese)

Hōzan-ji (宝山寺 Hōzan-ji) is a Buddhist temple in Monzen-machi, Ikoma, Nara, Japan. It is also called 'Ikoma-Shōten' (生駒聖天）.

History[]

The area around Hōzan-ji was originally a place for the training of Buddhist monks. The name of the place at that time was (大聖無動寺).

Mount Ikoma was originally an object of worship for the ancient people in the region, and so this area was selected as a place for religious training. The training area is said to have opened in 655 by En no Gyōja. Many Buddhist monks, including Kūkai (空海), are said to have trained in here.

Hozan-ji started when (湛海) re-opened this training area in the 17th century. Tankai set up a statue of Kankiten at this place in 1678, the official year Hozan-ji was established.

In the Edo period, this temple was one of the most popular Buddhist temples in this region.