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Danrinji
京都府
Japan's first nunnery founded by Empress Tachibana no Kachiko — whose legend of impermanence inspired the Kusouzu paintings
Founded
834
Type
Temple
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About 10 min walk from Saga Shakado-mae bus stop (city bus / Kyoto bus), or about 15 min walk from Arashiyama Station (Randen/Keifuku Line)
Near 46 Saga Shakado Fujinoki-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto
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Temple
Founded 834
1192 years
Enshrined Deity
釈迦如来
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Buddhist Sect
Tendai (defunct)
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Overview
A Tendai temple founded around 834 by Empress Tachibana no Kachiko (Danrin-kogo), consort of Emperor Saga, marking Japan's first training hall (danrin) exclusively for nuns. The Empress was renowned as a peerless beauty, and the legend that she had her own corpse exposed after death to demonstrate impermanence became the subject of 'Kusou-zu' paintings. The temple is now defunct; only a small hall…
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Origins
Around 834 (the first year of the Jōwa era), Empress Tachibana no Kachiko—known posthumously as Danrin-kōgō—founded this Tendai nunnery in the Sagano district of the capital. It is regarded as Japan's first training hall (danrin) established exclusively for nuns, and the empress is credited with int…
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Divine Benefits
Warding Off Evil
Purification
Rebirth in Pure Land
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "釈迦如来"
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