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 (89 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Engaku-ji Temple's religion is recorded as Engaku-ji school[3].
  • Engaku-ji Temple is located in Yamanouchi[4].
  • Engaku-ji Temple is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple[6].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Hōjō Tokimune[7].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Mugaku Sogen[8].
  • Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment is named after Engaku-ji Temple[9].
  • Engaku-ji Temple is part of Kamakura Gozan[10].
  • Engaku-ji Temple is part of 33 Sacred Sites of Kannon in Kamakura[11].
  • Engaku-ji Temple is part of 24 Jizō Reijō of Kamakura[12].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's Commons category is recorded as Engaku-ji[13].
  • Engaku-ji Temple comprises Garden of Engaku-ji[14].
  • Engaku-ji Temple comprises Q107020330[15].
  • +1282-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Engaku-ji Temple[16].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.33770445, 'lon': 139.54749763}[17].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Mount Rokkokuken[18].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's significant event is recorded as Ōgane Benten Taisai[19].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Shakyamuni Tathāgata[20].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.engakuji.or.jp/[21].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's phone number is recorded as +81-467-22-0478[22].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as National Treasure of Japan[23].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Site of Japan[24].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's legal form is recorded as religious corporation[25].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's Commons Institution page is recorded as Engaku-ji[26].
  • Engaku-ji Temple's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '円覚寺'}[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Hōjō Tokimune[7] and Mugaku Sogen[8]. +1282-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Engaku-ji Temple[16].

Identity

Part of include Kamakura Gozan[10], a Five Mountain System[28], in Japan[29]; 33 Sacred Sites of Kannon in Kamakura[11], a Buddhist pilgrimage[30], in Japan[31]; and 24 Jizō Reijō of Kamakura[12], 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 (89 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

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. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . engakuji.or.jp. engakuji.or.jp. Provenance: 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] . engakuji.or.jp. engakuji.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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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  1. 10d ago · JRagusa · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in/on physical feature Mount Rokkokuken
    Public transport stop Q910286
    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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