Eigen-ji Temple
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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
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- Location in Japan
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- 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
- Yotsugi Kanzeon Bosatsu (Avalokiteśvara of prosperity to descendants)
- Religious building.country
- Japan
- Religious building.functional_status
- Head Temple
- Religious building.founded_by
- Sasaki Ujiyori and Jakushitsu Genkō
- Religious building.year_completed
- 1361
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Buddhist temple
- Country
- Japan
- Founded by
- Jakushitsu Genkō
- Dedicated to
- Avalokiteśvara
- Official website
- eigenji-t.jp
- Image
- Eigen-ji (Rinzai temple).jpg
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- Eigen-ji
- inception
- 1361-00-00
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- 滋賀県東近江市永源寺高野町41
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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
==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.
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