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    Ryōan-ji (Shinjitai: 竜安寺, Kyūjitai: 龍安寺, The Temple of the Dragon at Peace) is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Myōshin-ji...
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    of the garden at Ryōan-ji (late 15th century), the most abstract of all Japanese Zen gardens Classic triad rock composition at Ryōan-ji. The white gravel...
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    Jisho-ji Garden (Kyoto, Kyoto) Nijō Castle Ninomaru Garden (Kyoto, Kyoto) Rokuon-ji Garden (Kyoto, Kyoto) Ryōan-ji Garden (Kyoto, Kyoto) Tenryū-ji Garden...
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    (Tō-ji), Kiyomizu-dera, Daigo-ji, Ninna-ji, Saihō-ji (Kokedera), Tenryū-ji, Rokuon-ji (Kinkaku-ji), Jishō-ji (Ginkaku-ji), Ryōan-ji, Hongan-ji, Kōzan-ji,...
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    mausoleum. It is formally named En'yū-ji no kita no misasagi. Ichijō is buried amongst the "Seven Imperial Tombs" at Ryōan-ji Temple in Kyoto. The mound which...
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    The same variation of the puzzle has also been recorded as a koan of Ryōan-ji, a Zen temple in Kyoto. The puzzle has been found in the folklore of African-Americans...
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    directions. A number of train stations are located nearby: Myōshin-ji Station and Ryōan-ji Station on the Randen line, near the North Gate Hanazono Station...
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    misasagi. The former emperor is buried amongst the "Seven Imperial Tombs" at Ryōan-ji Temple in Kyoto. The mound which commemorates the Hosokawa Emperor Uda...
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    Yoshimitsu and the empire is unified again 1397: Kinkaku-ji is built by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. 1450: Ryōan-ji is built by Hosokawa Katsumoto. 1457: Edo is established...
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    called a kakei. The famous tsukubai shown here stands in the grounds of the Ryōan-ji temple in Kyoto, and was donated by the feudal lord Tokugawa Mitsukuni...
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  • mausoleum. It is formally named Enkyo-ji no misasagi. Go-Reizei is buried amongst the "Seven Imperial Tombs" at Ryōan-ji Temple in Kyoto. The mound which commemorates...
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    Zen garden of Ryōan-ji. It was built during the Higashiyama period. The clay wall, which is stained by age with subtle brown and orange tones, reflects...
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    Examples of Higashiyama culture include: Ginkaku and Garden of Jishō-ji Karesansui of Ryōan-ji Karesansui of Daisen-in View of Ama-no-Hashidate by Sesshū (Kyoto...
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    Nagoya Station (Meieki), Ōsu Kannon temple Kyoto – Kinkaku-ji, Ginkaku-ji, Kiyomizu-dera, Ryōan-ji, Sanjūsangen-dō, etc., they are parts of Historic Monuments...
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    hotori no misasagi. He is buried amongst the "Seven Imperial Tombs" at Ryōan-ji Temple in Kyoto. The mound which commemorates the Hosokawa Emperor Kazan...
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    Daisugi trees at Ryōan-ji...
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    Japanese Type: Purpose of the site. The list includes 13 Buddhist temples ("-ji"), 3 Shinto shrines ("-jinja"), and one castle ("-jo"). Period: time period...
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    mausoleum. It is formally named Enjō-ji no misasagi. Go-Suzaku is buried amongst the "Seven Imperial Tombs" at Ryōan-ji Temple in Kyoto. The specific mound...
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  • Capsule Hotel; Hokke-Ji temple; JVC Yokosuka Factory; Kyoto; Meiji Shrine; Nagano Springs; Nara; Nittaku; Ryōan-ji temple; Sangho-ji Temple; Shinjuku Station;...
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    called a kakei. The famous tsukubai shown here stands in the grounds of the Ryōan-ji temple in Kyoto, and was donated by the feudal lord Tokugawa Mitsukuni...
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    Tenryū-ji 天龍寺 "Heavenly Dragon Temple", Ryūtaku-ji 龍沢寺 "Dragon Swamp Temple", Ryōan-ji 竜安寺 "Dragon Peace Temple". According to legend, when the Hōkō-ji 法興寺...
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    Castle, Kyoto Chion-in, Kyoto Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji, Kyoto Daikaku-ji, Kyoto Ryōan-ji, Kyoto Tōji-in, Kyoto Erin-ji Temple, Tokyo Melody Road in Hokkaido, Wakayama...
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    and essence of materials and objects. For example, the sand garden in Ryōan-ji temple demonstrates the concepts of simplicity and the essentiality from...
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  • Hōryū-ji Himeji Yakushima Shirakami-Sanchi Kyoto Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama Hiroshima Peace Memorial Itsukushima Shrine Nara Nikkō Ryukyu Kii Mountain Range...
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    Momiji at Ryōan-ji in Kyoto...
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    Muromachi period. He is famous for his involvement in the creation of Ryōan-ji, a temple famous for its rock garden, and for his involvement in the Ōnin...
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    the age of 40. Go-Sanjō is buried amongst the "Seven Imperial Tombs" at Ryōan-ji in Kyoto. The actual site of Go-Sanjō's grave is known. This emperor is...
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    among the seven emperors entombed near Ryōan-ji in Kyoto. He is traditionally venerated at the Nochi no Yenkyō-ji no misasagi memorial Shinto shrine; this...
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    two head temples for Sōtō (Sōji-ji and Eihei-ji), fourteen head temples for Rinzai, and one head temple (Manpuku-ji) for Ōbaku. Besides these traditional...
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  • Rinzai monk Keigo was the 171st abbot of the Tofuku-ji monastery when the honorific title "Ryōan" was conferred by Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado. He was already...
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