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Nanzenji
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Japan's highest-ranking Zen temple — the Sanmon gate and Meiji aqueduct create an iconic Kyoto scene
創建
1291 年
種別
寺院
Access
10 min walk from Subway Keage Station
86 Nanzenji Fukuchi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
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Temple
Founded 1291
735 years
Enshrined Deity
釈迦如来
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Buddhist Sect
Rinzai Zen (Nanzenji branch)
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概要
Head temple of the Rinzai Nanzenji-ha, founded in 1291 when Emperor Kameyama converted his detached palace into a Zen temple. Ranked above the Five Mountain system in prestige, its 22-meter-tall Sanmon gate — known as \'The Dragon Gate Under Heaven\' — commands spectacular views. The red-brick aqueduct from the Meiji era that cuts through the grounds creates a uniquely eclectic landscape.
由緒
In 1291, Emperor Kameyama (by then a retired monarch) converted his Zenrin-ji Dono detached palace into a Zen temple, inviting the eighty-year-old Mukan Fumon (Daimyo Kokushi) as its founding abbot and naming it Ryuan-zan Zenrin Zen-ji. The second abbot, Kian Soen (Nan'in Kokushi), supervised much o…
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Divine Benefits
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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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The Sanmon Gate of Zen: Sacred Space in the Five Mountains Temples
The linear arrangement of Sanmon gate, Butsuden, and Hatto in Zen temple architecture spatializes the path to enlightenment. This article compares the Five Mountains temples — Kenchoji, Engakuji (Kamakura) and Nanzenji, Tofukuji (Kyoto) — to explain the relationship between Zen thought and architectural design.
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