Jōchi-ji Temple
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is a Buddhist Zen temple in Kita-Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Engaku-ji school of the Rinzai sect and is ranked fourth among Kamakura's Five Mountains. The main objects of worship are the three statues of Shaka, Miroku, and Amida Nyorai visible inside the main hall.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Buddhist temple
- Country
- Japan
- Dedicated to
- Maitreya
- Official website
- jochiji.com/ch
- Image
- Jochi-ji Main Hall.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jochi-ji
- Commons Institution page
- Jochi-ji
- inception
- 1283-00-00
- native label
- 浄智寺
- street address
- 神奈川県鎌倉市山ノ内1402
- fee
- 100
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is a Buddhist Zen temple in Kita-Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Engaku-ji school of the Rinzai sect and is ranked fourth among Kamakura's Five Mountains. The main objects of worship are the three statues of Shaka, Miroku, and Amida Nyorai visible inside the main hall.
==History== Officially, the temple was founded in 1283 by Hōjō Munemasa (1253–1281) (son of the fifth Shikken Hōjō Tokiyori) and his son Hōjō Morotoki (1275–1311). The construction work was under the advisory of Chinese monks and retains the architectural style of the Song dynasty.
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