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Hōkongō-in Temple

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Also known as Hōkongō-in

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Within Vinony's link graph, Hōkongō-in Temple is referenced by 7 other articles, and connects out to Japanese pagoda, Japan and The Buddha.

The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark_region, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Buddhist temples in Kyoto Prefecture and Japanese imperial tombs.

Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.

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Religion
Risshū
Country
Japan
Located in
Ukyō Ward
Dedicated to
Amitābha Buddha
Official website
houkongouin.com
Image
Hokongoin Kyoto05n4592.jpg
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Commons category
Hōkongō-in
inception
1130-00-00
street address
京都府京都市右京区花園扇野町49
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Hōkongō-in (法金剛院) is a Buddhist temple in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is affiliated with the Risshū school of Buddhism. It was founded in 1130 in the Ninna-ji monastic complex by Fujiwara no Tamako, who had taken Buddhist vows and become a nun under the name Taikenmon-in.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hōkongō-in Temple” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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