| Sanbutsu-ji | |
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Nageire-dō of Sanbutsu-ji
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| Basic information | |
| Location | 1010 Mitoku, Misasa, Tottori Prefecture 〒682-0132 |
| Affiliation | Tendai |
| Deity | Shaka Nyorai, Amida Nyorai, Dainichi Nyorai |
| Country | Japan |
| Website | www.mitokusan.jp |
| Completed | 849 |
Coordinates: 35°23′57.55″N 133°57′20.74″E / 35.3993194°N 133.9557611°E
Sanbutsu-ji (三仏寺 Sanbutsu-ji?) is a Buddhist temple in the town of Misasa, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The Nageire Hall (投入堂 Nageire-dō?) of Sanbutsu-ji, built in the Heian period is designated a National Treasure of Japan.
By tradition Sanbutsu-ji was founded by the Buddhist ascetic and mystic of the late Asuka period monk En no Gyōja (ca. 634–701). En no Gyōja is considered the founder of Shugendō, a syncretic religion which incorporated aspects Old Shinto, Japanese folk animism and shamanism, Taoism and esoteric Buddhism of the Shingon Mikkyō and the Tendai sects.