Engaku-ji Temple

Zen Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
Organization buddhist_temple Q954860
Engaku-ji Temple
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Engaku-ji Temple

Summary

Engaku-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (519 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Engaku-ji Temple's religion is recorded as Engaku-ji school[3].
  • Engaku-ji Temple is located in Kamakura[4].
  • Engaku-ji Temple is located in Yamanouchi[5].
  • Engaku-ji Temple is in the country of Japan[6].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple[7].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Hōjō Tokimune[8].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Mugaku Sogen[9].
  • Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment is named after Engaku-ji Temple[10].
  • Engaku-ji Temple is part of Kamakura Gozan[11].
  • Engaku-ji Temple is part of 33 Sacred Sites of Kannon in Kamakura[12].
  • Engaku-ji Temple is part of 24 Jizō Reijō of Kamakura[13].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's Commons category is recorded as Engaku-ji[14].
  • Engaku-ji Temple comprises Garden of Engaku-ji[15].
  • Engaku-ji Temple comprises Q107020330[16].
  • 1282 marks the founding of Engaku-ji Temple[17].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.33770445, 'lon': 139.54749763}[18].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Mount Rokkokuken[19].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's significant event is recorded as Ōgane Benten Taisai[20].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Shakyamuni Tathāgata[21].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's official website is recorded as http://www.engakuji.or.jp[22].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.engakuji.or.jp/[23].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's phone number is recorded as +81-467-22-0478[24].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as National Treasure of Japan[25].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Site of Japan[26].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '瑞鹿山'}[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Hōjō Tokimune[8] and Mugaku Sogen[9]. 1282 marks the founding of Engaku-ji Temple[17].

Identity

Engaku-ji Temple's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '瑞鹿山'}[27]. Part of include Kamakura Gozan[11], a Five Mountain System[28], in Japan[29]; 33 Sacred Sites of Kannon in Kamakura[12], a Buddhist pilgrimage[30], in Japan[31]; and 24 Jizō Reijō of Kamakura[13], a Buddhist pilgrimage[32], in Japan[33].

Why It Matters

Engaku-ji Temple ranks in the top 8% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (519 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . engakuji.or.jp. engakuji.or.jp. Provenance: 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . engakuji.or.jp. engakuji.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . 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. 14h ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '瑞鹿山'}
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1448]]: 瑞鹿山, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289711|batch #289711]]"
  2. 2d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'gan', 'it', 'ja', 'nl',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ [[Property:P825]]: [[Q11644537]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791096216604"
  3. 26d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → shinto:Engaku-ji
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Kamakura, Yamanouchi
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6262]]: shinto:Engaku-ji, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789071122442"
  4. 12w ago · ブルーノ・プラス · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Kamakura, Yamanouchi
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P131]]: [[Q200267]]"
  5. 21w ago · JRagusa · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in/on physical feature → Mount Rokkokuken
    Public transport stop → Kita-Kamakura Station
    Has part(s) → Garden of Engaku-ji, Q107020330
    Located in → —
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8453]]: [[Q910286]]"
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