Tō-ji Temple

, a.k.a. the is a Shingon Buddhist temple in the Minami-ku ward of Kyoto, Japan.

Key facts

Religious building.name: Tō-ji東寺
Religious building.image: Toji 2015.JPG
Religious building.caption: View of the Tō-ji complex
Religious building.location: 1 Kujōchō, Minami-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Religious building.religious_affiliation: Tōji-Shingon
Religious building.deity: Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaiṣajyaguru)
Religious building.country: Japan
Religious building.website: http://www.toji.or.jp/
Religious building.founded_by: Emperor Kanmu
Religious building.established: 796
Religious building.year_completed: 1644 (Reconstruction)

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History
Architecture
Five-storey Pagoda
Kondo
Miedo
Temple grounds
Architectural Analysis
Flea market
Sai-ji
Events
Gallery
See also
Notes
References

, a.k.a. the is a Shingon Buddhist temple in the Minami-ku ward of Kyoto, Japan.

Founded in 796, Tō-ji Temple was one of the only three Buddhist temples allowed in the city at the time it became the capital of Japan. As such it has a long history, housing treasures and documents from the early Heian period and the Tang dynasty, and with buildings in its complex covering the Kamakura, Muromachi, Momoyama, and Edo periods. Five of these buildings have been designated National Treasures in two different categories: the Lotus Flower Gate (rengemon), the Miei Hall (mieidō), the Golden Hall (kondō) and the five-storied Pagoda (gojūnotō) (temple buildings) and the Kanchiin Guest Hall (kanchiin kyakuden) (residences).