Enryaku-ji
Buddhist temple in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
About
Enryaku-ji (延暦寺, Enryaku-ji) is a Tendai monastery located on Mount Hiei in Ōtsu, overlooking Kyoto. It was first founded in 788 during the early Heian period (794–1185) by Saichō (767–822), also known as Dengyō Daishi, who introduced the Tendai sect of Mahayana Buddhism to Japan from China. The temple complex has undergone several reconstruction efforts since then, with the most significant (that of the main hall) taking place in 1642 under Tokugawa Iemitsu.
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Location
Open map: Enryaku-ji and 8 nearby attractions35.07056, 135.84111 · Kyoto
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- Mount Hiei: Moja · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Ginkaku-ji: unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Shimogamo Shrine: Mochi at Japanese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Heian Jingū: Saigen Jiro · CC0 · Commons
- Kamigamo Shrine: 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · Commons
- Kyoto Imperial Palace: Saigen Jiro · CC0 · Commons
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