What is Byōdō-in?
{{Infobox religious building|name=Byōdō-in|native_name=平等院|religious_affiliation=Independent|image=Phoenix Hall, Byodo-in, November 2016 -01.jpg|image_upright=|alt=|caption=Phoenix Hall, a [[National Treasures of Japan|National Treasure]]|map_type=|coordinates={{Coord|34|53|22|N|135|48|28|E|region:JP_type:landmark|display=inline, title}}|map_size=|map_alt=|map_caption=|location=116 Ujirenge, [[Uji, Kyoto|Uji]], [[Kyoto Prefecture]]|deity=[[Amitābha|Amida Nyorai]] (Amitābha)|country=Japan|functional_status=|website={{url|http://www.byodoin.or.jp/}}|founded_by=[[Fujiwara no Yorimichi]]|year_completed=1052}} '''Byōdō-in''' ({{Lang-ja|平等院}}) is a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] temple that is located in [[Uji]], [[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]] in [[Japan]]. It is registered as a [[World Heritage Site]] as part of [[Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)|Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto]]. {{World Heritage Kyoto}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:World Heritage Sites in Japan]] [[Category:Buddhist temples in Japan]] [[Category:11th-century buildings and structures]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Kyoto Prefecture]] {{Japan-stub}}