Tōfuku-ji Temple

Also known as Keijitsusan Tōfuku-ji, Tōfuku-ji

is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku in Kyoto, Japan. Tōfuku-ji takes its name from two temples in Nara, Tōdai-ji and Kōfuku-ji. It is one of the Kyoto Gozan or "five great Zen temples of Kyoto". Its honorary sangō prefix is .

Key facts

Religious building.name: Tōfuku-ji東福寺
Religious building.image: TofukujiHondo.jpg
Religious building.caption: Main Hall
Religious building.location: 15-Chōme 778 Honmachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyōto, Kyoto Prefecture
Religious building.religious_affiliation: Tōfuku-ji Rinzai, Fuke
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.tofukuji.jp/
Religious building.founded_by: Enni Ben'en and Kujō Michiie
Religious building.established: 1236
Religious building.year_completed

Article

12 sections

Contents

History
Abbots
Architecture
Artwork
Garden
Images
Shinan Ship
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

==History== Tōfuku-ji was founded in 1236 by the imperial chancellor Kujō Michiie. He appointed the monk Enni as founding priest, who had studied Rinzai Zen Buddhism in China under the monk Wuzhun Shifan and who founded Jōten-ji temple in Hakata upon his return to his homeland. Tōfuku-ji temple burned down but was rebuilt in the 14th century according to original plans. It was because of this fire damage that a merchant ship was sent to Yuan China to replace damaged artifacts and to obtain special construction materials. The ship, however that later became known as the Shinan ship sank on her return journey close to Korean shores.