The Four Great Temples

Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan by Joshua Badgley

Feb 1, 202652:16Society & Culture

This episode we are talking about the Four Great Temples--Asukadera, Daikandaiji (aka Kudara Odera), Kawaradera, and Yakushiji. Much of the information, outside of the Nihon Shoki itself, comes from Donald F. McCallum's...

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