Kenchō-ji
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Kenchō-ji (建長寺) is a Rinzai Zen temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, which ranks first among Kamakura's so-called Five Great Zen Temples (the Kamakura Gozan) and is the oldest Zen training monastery in Japan.[1] These temples were at the top of the Five Mountain System, a network of Zen temples started by the Hōjō Regents. Still very large, it originally had a full shichidō garan and 49 subtemples.[1]
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Kenchō-ji 建長寺 | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Kenchō-ji Rinzai |
Deity | Jizō Bosatsu (Kṣitigarbha) |
Status | Head Temple, Five Mountain Temple (Kamakura) |
Location | |
Location | 8 Yamanouchi, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Country | Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 35°19′54.44″N 139°33′19.25″E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Hōjō Tokiyori and Rankei Doryū (Lanxi Daolong) |
Completed | 1253 |
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The sangō is Kofukusan (巨福山).
The temple was constructed on the orders of Emperor Go-Fukakusa and completed in 1253, fifth year of the Kenchō era, from which it takes its name.[1] It was founded by Rankei Doryū, a Chinese Zen master who moved to Japan in 1246, spending some years in Kyushu and Kyoto before coming to Kamakura.[1]