Mibu-dera Temple
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is a Buddhist temple in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto. In the Middle Ages, the temple revived a performance created by the Yuzu Nembutsu monk Engaku known as the Dai Nembutsu Kyōgen. It is also known for having been affiliated with the Shinsengumi. The temple has taken on several other names such "Jizō-in (地蔵院)", "Hōdōsanmai-in (宝幢三昧寺)", and "Shinjōkō-in (心浄光院)."
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It sits within the topics 10th-century Buddhist temples in Japan, 991 establishments and Buddhist temples in Kyoto.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Buddhist temple
- Religion
- Risshū
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Nakagyō Ward
- Dedicated to
- Kṣitigarbha
- Official website
- www.mibudera.com
- Image
- Mibu-dera (Nakagyo-ku Kyoto) Main hall hdsr S5 03.jpg
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- street address
- 京都府京都市中京区坊城通仏光寺上ル壬生梛ノ宮町31
- heritage designation
- Important Cultural Property of Japan
- Commons category
- Mibu-dera
- social media followers
- 13849
- inception
- 0991-00-00
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is a Buddhist temple in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto. In the Middle Ages, the temple revived a performance created by the Yuzu Nembutsu monk Engaku known as the Dai Nembutsu Kyōgen. It is also known for having been affiliated with the Shinsengumi. The temple has taken on several other names such "Jizō-in (地蔵院)", "Hōdōsanmai-in (宝幢三昧寺)", and "Shinjōkō-in (心浄光院)."
The current abbot is Shunkai Matsuura.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mibu-dera Temple” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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2 mapped locations
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