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(Redirected from Enko-ji) Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan For the temple in Sukumo, see Enkōji.
Enkōji
圓光寺
Religion
AffiliationNanzen-ji Rinzai
DeitySenju Kannon (Thousand-armed Avalokiteśvara)
Location
Location13 Ichijōji Kotanichō, Sakyō-ku, Kyōto, Kyoto Prefecture
CountryJapan
Geographic coordinates35°2′42″N 135°47′49″E / 35.04500°N 135.79694°E / 35.04500; 135.79694
Architecture
FounderTokugawa Ieyasu and Sanyō Genkitsu
Completed1601
Website
http://www.enkouji.jp/
The suikinkutsu at Enkō-ji

Enkō-ji (円光寺), is a Zen Buddhist temple located near the Shugakuin Imperial Villa at Sakyō-ku, Ichijo-ji, Kotani-cho, in northeast Kyoto, Japan. It is famous for its fall foliage and suikinkutsu.

See also

References

  1. Weiss, Allen S. (2013-09-15). Zen Landscapes: Perspectives on Japanese Gardens and Ceramics. Reaktion Books. pp. 120–122. ISBN 978-1-78023-231-7.

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