Tenryū-ji
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Tenryū-ji

Temple in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

About

Tenryū-ji (天龍寺), formally known as Tenryū Shiseizen-ji (天龍資聖禅寺), is the head temple of the Tenryū-ji branch of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism, located in Susukinobaba-chō, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple was founded by Ashikaga Takauji in 1339, primarily to venerate Gautama Buddha, and its first chief priest was Musō Soseki. Construction was completed in 1345.

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Location

Open map: Tenryū-ji and 8 nearby attractions

35.01599, 135.67379 · Kyoto

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