Nanzen-ji
Also known as Nanzen-ji Temple
, 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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Article · Polski
Nanzen-ji (jap. 南禅寺) – klasztor szkoły zen rinzai w Kioto, największy klasztor Japonii, główny klasztor jednego z czternastu odgałęzień szkoły rinzai w Japonii.
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