Shinshōgokuraku-ji
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Shinshōgokuraku-ji | |
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真正極楽寺 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Tendai |
Deity | Amitābha |
Location | |
Country | Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 35°01′19″N 135°47′26″E / 35.021894°N 135.790417°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Kaisan |
Date established | 984 AD |
Website | |
shin-nyo-do |
Shinshōgokuraku-ji (真正極楽寺) or Shinnyo-dō (真如堂) is a Buddhist Tendai temple in Kyoto. It was established in 984 AD by the monk Kaisan, who was originally from Enryaku-ji. The word gokuraku in its name refers to Sukhāvatī, the Pure Land of the West.
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