| Sanbutsu-ji | |
| Location: | 1010 Mitoku, Misasa, Tottori Prefecture 〒682-0132 |
| Religious Affiliation: | Tendai |
| Deity: | Shaka Nyorai, Amida Nyorai, Dainichi Nyorai |
| Country: | Japan |
| Website: | www.mitokusan.jp |
| Year Completed: | 849 |
is a Buddhist temple in the town of Misasa, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The 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.[1]