Enkō-ji
Enkōji 圓光寺 | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Nanzen-ji Rinzai |
Deity | Senju Kannon (Thousand-armed Avalokiteśvara) |
Location | |
Location | 13 Ichijōji Kotanichō, Sakyō-ku, Kyōto, Kyoto Prefecture |
Country | Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 35°2′42″N 135°47′49″E / 35.04500°N 135.79694°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Tokugawa Ieyasu and Sanyō Genkitsu |
Completed | 1601 |
Website | |
http://www.enkouji.jp/ |
Enkō-ji (円光寺), is a Zen Buddhist temple located near the Shugakuin Imperial Villa at Sakyō-ku, Ichijo-ji, Kotani-cho, in northeast Kyoto, Japan. It is famous for its fall foliage and suikinkutsu.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Weiss, Allen S. (2013-09-15). Zen Landscapes: Perspectives on Japanese Gardens and Ceramics. Reaktion Books. pp. 120–122. ISBN 978-1-78023-231-7.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Enkō-ji at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Enkō-ji on Kultur-in-Asien.de: Teil 1 - Teil 2 - Teil 3 - Teil 4