Tenryuji Temple
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Address | Japan, 〒616-8385 Kyoto, Ukyo Ward, Sagatenryuji Susukinobabacho, 68 |
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Opened | 1345 |
Hours | Open ⋅ Closes 5:30PM |
Phone | +81 75-881-1235 |
Deity | Shaka Nyorai |
Śākyamuni | |
Founders | Ashikaga Takauji |
Musō Soseki | |
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ID | 2607977 |
About Tenryuji Temple
Tenryū-ji, formally known as Tenryū Shiseizen-ji, 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.
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