Hōkan-ji Temple

Summary

Hōkan-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (700 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hōkan-ji Temple's religion is recorded as Rinzai school^[3].
• Hōkan-ji Temple is located in Higashiyama-ku^[4].
• Hōkan-ji Temple is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Hōkan-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple^[6].
• Hōkan-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as five-storied pagoda^[7].
• Hōkan-ji Temple is part of Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Kyoto^[8].
• Hōkan-ji Temple's Commons category is recorded as Hōkanji^[9].
• 700 marks the founding of Hōkan-ji Temple^[10].
• Hōkan-ji Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.99855, 'lon': 135.77924167}^[11].
• Hōkan-ji Temple's located on street is recorded as Yasaka Street^[12].
• Hōkan-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Five Tathagatas^[13].
• Hōkan-ji Temple's time of earliest written record is recorded as 837^[14].
• Hōkan-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as Important Cultural Property of Japan^[15].
• Hōkan-ji Temple's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '霊応山'}^[16].
• Hōkan-ji Temple's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '法観寺'}^[17].
• Hōkan-ji Temple's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '京都府京都市東山区八坂通下河原東入る八坂上町388'}^[18].

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Founding

700 marks the founding of Hōkan-ji Temple^[10].

Identity

Hōkan-ji Temple's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '霊応山'}^[16]. It is part of Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Kyoto^[8].

Why It Matters

Hōkan-ji Temple ranks in the top 3% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (700 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]