Engaku-ji Temple
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, or Engaku-ji (円覚寺), is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in Japan and is ranked second among Kamakura's Five Mountains. It is situated in the city of Kamakura, in Kanagawa Prefecture to the south of Tokyo.
Key facts
- Religious building.name
- Engaku-ji円覚寺
- Religious building.image
- Stairs to Sanmon, Engaku-ji.jpg
- Religious building.caption
- The stairs leading to the Sanmon
- Religious building.location
- 409 Yamanouchi, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Engaku-ji Rinzai
- Religious building.deity
- Houkan Shaka (Jewel-crown Śākyamuni)
- Religious building.country
- Japan
- Religious building.functional_status
- Head Temple, Five Mountain Temple (Kamakura)
- Religious building.website
- http://www.engakuji.or.jp/
- Religious building.founded_by
- Hōjō Tokimune and Mugaku Sogen
- Religious building.year_completed
- 1964 (Reconstruction)
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Architecture
- Sanmon
- Butsuden
- Sembutsudo and Kojirin
- Ogane ([[List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: others)|National Treasure]]) and Bentendo
- Shariden ([[List of National Treasures of Japan (temples)|National Treasure]])
- Other structures
- Access and amenities
- Annual Events
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
, or Engaku-ji (円覚寺), is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in Japan and is ranked second among Kamakura's Five Mountains. It is situated in the city of Kamakura, in Kanagawa Prefecture to the south of Tokyo.
Founded in 1282 (Kamakura period, the temple maintains the classical Japanese Zen monastic design, and both the Shariden and the are designated National Treasures. Engaku-ji is one of the twenty-two historic sites included in Kamakura's proposal for inclusion in UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.
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