Tenryū-ji Temple
Sign in to save, formally known as , is the head temple of the Tenryū-ji branch of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism, located in Susukinobaba-chō, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple was founded by Ashikaga Takauji in 1339, primarily to venerate Gautama Buddha, and its first chief priest was Musō Soseki. Construction was completed in 1345. As a temple related to both the Ashikaga family and Emperor Go-Daigo, the temple is held in high esteem, and is ranked number one among Kyoto's so-called Five Mountains. In 1994, it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient
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- Religious building.name
- Tenryū-ji天龍寺
- Religious building.image
- Tenryuji Kyoto.jpg
- Religious building.image_size
- 300
- Religious building.alt
- Sōgenchi Garden
- Religious building.caption
- Sōgenchi Garden, a Special Place of Scenic Beauty
- Religious building.location
- 68 Saga-Tenryūji Susukinobabachō, Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Tenryū-ji Rinzai
- Religious building.deity
- Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni)
- Religious building.country
- Japan
- Religious building.functional_status
- Head Temple, Five Mountain Temple (Kyoto)
- Religious building.website
- http://www.tenryuji.com/
- Religious building.founded_by
- Ashikaga Takauji and Musō Soseki
- Religious building.year_completed
- 1345
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, formally known as , is the head temple of the Tenryū-ji branch of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism, located in Susukinobaba-chō, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple was founded by Ashikaga Takauji in 1339, primarily to venerate Gautama Buddha, and its first chief priest was Musō Soseki. Construction was completed in 1345. As a temple related to both the Ashikaga family and Emperor Go-Daigo, the temple is held in high esteem, and is ranked number one among Kyoto's so-called Five Mountains. In 1994, it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto".
== History == thumb|Sōgenchi Garden in snow thumb|Autumn foliage on the grounds of Tenryū-ji In the early Heian period, Empress Tachibana no Kachiko, wife of Emperor Saga, founded a temple called Danrin-ji on the site of present-day Tenryū-ji where the monk Gikū lived and taught Zen Buddhism for the first time in Japan. However, the teachings of Gikū were not well received in Japan and he returned to China; the empress remained at the temple until her death. The temple fell into disrepair over the next four hundred years.
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