Nanzen-ji Temple

Also known as Nanzen-ji

, or Zuiryusan Nanzen-ji, formerly , is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Emperor Kameyama established it in 1291 on the site of his previous detached palace. It is also the headquarters of the Nanzen-ji branch of Rinzai Zen. The precincts of Nanzen-ji are a nationally designated Historic Site and the Hōjō gardens a Place of Scenic Beauty. The temple was destroyed in a fire in 1895 and rebuilt in 1909.

Key facts

Religious building.name: Nanzen-ji南禅寺
Religious building.image: File:251213 Nanzen-ji Kyoto Japan01s3.jpg
Religious building.image_size: 300px
Religious building.caption: The sanmon
Religious building.location: 86 Nanzenji Fukuchichō, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Religious building.religious_affiliation: Nanzen-ji Rinzai
Religious building.deity: Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni)
Religious building.country: Japan
Religious building.functional_status: Head Temple
Religious building.founded_by: Emperor Kameyama and Mukan Fumon
Religious building.year_completed: 1909 (Reconstruction)

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History
Significance in Zen Buddhism
Landscape poem
Notable structures
Sanmon
Hōjō
Nanzen-ji Aqueduct
In media
Gallery
See also
References
Further reading
External links

==History== Nanzen-ji was founded in the middle Kamakura period (1291, or Shōō 4 in the Japanese era system). It was destroyed by fire in 1393, 1447, and 1467, rebuilt in 1597, and expanded in the Edo era. A large complex, it has varied over time between nine and twelve sub-temples.