Zuigan-ji Temple
Also known as Zuigan-ji
thumb|right|Mausoleum for Date Masamune's wife
Key facts
- Religious building.name
- Zuigan-ji
- Religious building.native_name
- 瑞巌寺
- Religious building.image
- 211030 Zuigan-ji Matsushima Miyagi pref Japan10s3.jpg
- Religious building.image_size
- 300
- Religious building.caption
- Hondō (the main hall), a National Treasure
- Religious building.map_type
- Japan Miyagi Prefecture#Japan
- Religious building.relief
- 1
- Religious building.location
- 91 Matsushima Chōnai, Matsushima-chō, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi-ken
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Buddhist
- Religious building.rite
- Rinzai Zen, Myōshin-ji school
- Religious building.deity
- Shō Kannon Bosatsu
- Religious building.country
Article
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Cultural properties
- National Treasures
- Important Cultural Properties
- Miyagi Prefecture Designated Tangible Cultural Property
- See also
- References
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thumb|right|Mausoleum for Date Masamune's wife
is a Buddhist temple in located in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Belonging to the Myōshin-ji branch of Rinzai school of Japanese Zen, its honzon is a statue of Shō Kannon Bosatsu. The temple's full name is Shōtō Seiryūzan Zuigan Enpuku Zenji (松島青龍山瑞巌円福禅寺), but it was commonly known as "Matsushima-dera". It was founded in 828 during the Heian period by Jikaku Daishi. In commemoration of the haiku poet Matsuo Basho's pilgrimage in 1689 during the early Edo period, the Basho Festival is held annually at the temple on the second Sunday of November.
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