Eigen-ji Temple

is a Buddhist temple in the Eigenji-Takano neighborhood of the city of Higashiōmi, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is the head temple of one of the 14 autonomous branches of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen

Key facts

Religious building.map_type: Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan
Religious building.name: Eigen-ji
Religious building.native_name: 永源寺
Religious building.image: Eigen-ji (Rinzai temple).jpg
Religious building.caption: Main Hall
Religious building.map_alt: Location in Japan
Religious building.relief: 1
Religious building.map_caption: Hyakusai-ji
Religious building.location: 41 Eigenjitakano-chō, Higashiōmi-shi, Shiga Prefecture
Religious building.religious_affiliation: Buddhist
Religious building.rite: Rinzai school
Religious building.deity

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History
Present day
Principle image
Gallery
See also
References
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External links

==History== Eigen-ji was founded in 1361 by the famous poet and roshi Jakushitsu Genkō under the sponsorship of the shugo of Ōmi Province, Sasaki Ujinori.