Chion-in Temple

Buddhist temple in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Organization buddhist_temple Q873645
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Summary

Chion-in Temple is a Buddhist temple[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (601 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chion-in Temple's religion is recorded as Jōdo-shū[3].
  • Chion-in Temple is located in Higashiyama-ku[4].
  • Chion-in Temple is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Chion-in Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple[6].
  • Chion-in Temple's founder is recorded as Hōnen[7].
  • Chion-in Temple's founder is recorded as Genchi[8].
  • Chion-in Temple is part of The Twenty-Fifth Reikyo of Dharan Shonin[9].
  • Chion-in Temple's Commons category is recorded as Chion-in[10].
  • Chion-in Temple's chairperson is recorded as Yuishin Itō[11].
  • Chion-in Temple comprises Chion-ji Sanmon[12].
  • Chion-in Temple comprises Chion-in Mieidō[13].
  • 1175 marks the founding of Chion-in Temple[14].
  • Chion-in Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.005208333333, 'lon': 135.78340277778}[15].
  • Chion-in Temple's located on street is recorded as Jingū-michi[16].
  • Chion-in Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Hōnen[17].
  • Chion-in Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Amitābha Buddha[18].
  • Chion-in Temple's official website is recorded as http://www.chion-in.or.jp/e/[19].
  • Chion-in Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.chion-in.or.jp/[20].
  • Chion-in Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.chion-in.or.jp/en/[21].
  • Chion-in Temple's heritage designation is recorded as National Treasure of Japan[22].
  • Chion-in Temple's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '華頂山'}[23].
  • Chion-in Temple's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '知恩院'}[24].
  • Chion-in Temple's owner of is recorded as Raigo of Amida (Amitabha) and Twenty-five Attendants[25].
  • Chion-in Temple's owner of is recorded as Chion-in-bon Hōnen Shōnin Gyōjō Ezu[26].
  • Chion-in Temple's owner of is recorded as Bosatsu Shotaikyō[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Hōnen[7] and Genchi[8]. 1175 marks the founding of Chion-in Temple[14].

Identity

Chion-in Temple's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '華頂山'}[23]. It is part of The Twenty-Fifth Reikyo of Dharan Shonin[9].

Leadership

Chion-in Temple's chairperson is recorded as Yuishin Itō[11].

Why It Matters

Chion-in Temple ranks in the top 8% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (601 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . chion-in.or.jp. chion-in.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '華頂山'}
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Official name: 華頂山, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289719|batch #289719]]"
  2. 12d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dedicated to → Hōnen, Amitābha Buddha
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Dedicated to: Amitābha Buddha, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791182916249"
  3. 14d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Higashiyama-ku
    Part of → The Twenty-Fifth Reikyo of Dharan Shonin
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 35.005208333333, 'lon': 135.78340277778}
    Located on street → Jingū-michi
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Fandom article id: shinto:Chion-in, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791058977845"
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