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is a Rinzai Buddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku Kyoto, Japan. Owing to the influence of the Ashikaga, Manju-ji was designated a Jissatsu temple for a time. At present, it is a sub-temple of Tōfuku-ji. It is considered to be one of the so-called Kyoto Gozan or "five great Zen temples of Kyoto".

Key facts

Religious building.name
Manju-ji万寿寺
Religious building.image
File:Manju-ji Main Building.JPG
Religious building.location
15-Chōme 786 Honmachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyōto, Kyoto Prefecture
Religious building.religious_affiliation
Tōfuku-ji Rinzai
Religious building.deity
Amida Nyorai (Amitābha)
Religious building.country
Japan
Religious building.functional_status
Five Mountain Temple (Kyoto)
Religious building.founded_by
Emperor Shirakawa
Religious building.year_completed
Heian period (late 13th century)

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Country
Japan
Located in
Higashiyama-ku
Dedicated to
Amitābha Buddha
Image
Manju-ji Main Building Ground Floor.JPG
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Commons category
Manju-ji
inception
1096-00-00
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is a Rinzai Buddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku Kyoto, Japan. Owing to the influence of the Ashikaga, Manju-ji was designated a Jissatsu temple for a time. At present, it is a sub-temple of Tōfuku-ji. It is considered to be one of the so-called Kyoto Gozan or "five great Zen temples of Kyoto".

==History==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Manju-ji” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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