Tōfuku-ji
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Tōfuku-ji (東福寺) 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.[1] It is one of the Kyoto Gozan or "five great Zen temples of Kyoto". Its honorary sangō prefix is Enichi-san (慧日山).
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Tōfuku-ji 東福寺 | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Tōfuku-ji Rinzai, Fuke |
Deity | Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni) |
Status | Head temple, Five Mountain Temple (Kyoto) |
Location | |
Location | 15-Chōme 778 Honmachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyōto, Kyoto Prefecture |
Country | Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 34°58′37.38″N 135°46′26.74″E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Enni Ben'en and Kujō Michiie |
Date established | 1236 |
Completed | 1917 (Reconstruction) |
Website | |
http://www.tofukuji.jp/ |
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