Kōzan-ji Temple
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, officially , is a Buddhist temple of the Omuro sect of Shingon Buddhism in Umegahata Toganōchō, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. Kōzan-ji is also known as Kōsan-ji and Toganō-dera. The temple was founded by the Shingon scholar and monk Myōe (1173–1232) and is renowned for its numerous national treasures and important cultural properties. The Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga, a group of ink paintings from the 12th and 13th centuries, are among the most important treasures of Kōzan-ji. The temple celebrates Biyakkōshin, Zenmyōshin and Kasuga Myōjin, as well as the temple's tutelary Shintō deity. In 1994, it was re
Key facts
- Religious building.name
- Kōzan-ji高山寺
- Religious building.image
- Kozanji Kyoto Kyoto11s5s4592.jpg
- Religious building.image_size
- 300px
- Religious building.caption
- Path to the Golden Hall
- Religious building.location
- 8 Umegahata Toganō-chō, Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Shingon Buddhism
- Religious building.deity
- Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni)
- Religious building.country
- Japan
- Religious building.website
- http://www.kosanji.com/
- Religious building.founded_by
- Emperor Kōnin
- Religious building.year_completed
- 774
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Buddhist temple
- Religion
- non-denominational
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Ukyō Ward
- Area
- 444.9
- Founded by
- Myōe
- Dedicated to
- Shakyamuni Tathāgata
- Official website
- kyoto-kosanji.jp
- Image
- Kozanji Kyoto Kyoto11s5s4592.jpg
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- inception
- 1206-00-00
- Commons category
- Kōzan-ji (Kyoto)
- name in kana
- こうざんじ
- official shop URL
- www.shinise.ne.jp/benrido/category/2102
- street address
- 京都市右京区梅ヶ畑栂尾町8
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Layout
- Cultural properties
- National Treasures
- Important Cultural Properties
- See also
- References
- External links
, officially , is a Buddhist temple of the Omuro sect of Shingon Buddhism in Umegahata Toganōchō, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. Kōzan-ji is also known as Kōsan-ji and Toganō-dera. The temple was founded by the Shingon scholar and monk Myōe (1173–1232) and is renowned for its numerous national treasures and important cultural properties. The Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga, a group of ink paintings from the 12th and 13th centuries, are among the most important treasures of Kōzan-ji. The temple celebrates Biyakkōshin, Zenmyōshin and Kasuga Myōjin, as well as the temple's tutelary Shintō deity. In 1994, it was registered as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto".
==History== thumb|The path to the Golden Hall Togano, located deep in the mountains behind Jingo-ji temple, which are famous for their autumn foliage, is considered an ideal location for mountain asceticism, and there have long been many small temples in this location. In addition to Kosan-ji, there have been other temples in the area, such as and . According to legend, these were said to have been established by the imperial orders of Emperor Kōnin in 774, however, the accuracy of these claims is not clear.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kōzan-ji Temple” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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