Kajū-ji Temple
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260px|thumb|Shinden 260px|thumb|Hon-do 260px|thumb|Kannon-do , also sometimes spelled "Kwajū-ji" or "Kanshu-ji, is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Buddhist temple
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Yamashina-ku
- Dedicated to
- Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteśvara
- Image
- 101229 Kaju-ji Kyoto Japan03s3.jpg
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- name in kana
- かじゅうじ
- street address
- 京都府京都市山科区勧修寺仁王堂町27-6
- inception
- 0900-00-00
- Commons category
- Kajuji
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- Garden and pond
- Art
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260px|thumb|Shinden 260px|thumb|Hon-do 260px|thumb|Kannon-do , also sometimes spelled "Kwajū-ji" or "Kanshu-ji, is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
==History== A temple has existed on this site from as early as 900 AD. Kajū-ji, known familiarly as "Kikki-san," was founded by Emperor Daigo. This site is said to have been chosen because the mother of the emperor had lived a significant part of her life in this place; and after her death, the temple was established in her memory.
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