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Myōshin-ji Temple

Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan
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Myōshin-ji Temple

Summary

Myōshin-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple[1]. It draws 815 Wikipedia views per month (buddhist_temple category, ranking #78 of 757).[2]

Key Facts

  • Myōshin-ji Temple's religion is recorded as Myōshin-ji sect[3].
  • Myōshin-ji Temple is located in Ukyō Ward[4].
  • Myōshin-ji Temple is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Myōshin-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple[6].
  • Myōshin-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as chokugan-ji[7].
  • Myōshin-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Emperor Hanazono[8].
  • Myōshin-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Kanzan Egen[9].
  • Flower Sermon is named after Myōshin-ji Temple[10].
  • Myōshin-ji Temple took place at Hanazono[11].
  • Myōshin-ji Temple's child organization or unit is recorded as Ryōan-ji Temple[12].
  • Myōshin-ji Temple's child organization or unit is recorded as Hanazono Gakuen[13].
  • Myōshin-ji Temple's Commons category is recorded as Myoshinji[14].
  • Myōshin-ji Temple comprises Tōrin-in[15].
  • Myōshin-ji Temple comprises Keishun-in[16].
  • Myōshin-ji Temple comprises Shunkō-in[17].
  • Myōshin-ji Temple comprises Taizō-in[18].
  • Myōshin-ji Temple comprises Daishin-in[19].
  • 1342 marks the founding of Myōshin-ji Temple[20].
  • 1337 marks the founding of Myōshin-ji Temple[21].
  • Myōshin-ji Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.02316989, 'lon': 135.72018385}[22].
  • Myōshin-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Shakyamuni Tathāgata[23].
  • Myōshin-ji Temple's official website is recorded as http://www.myoshinji.or.jp/english/index.html[24].
  • Myōshin-ji Temple's official website is recorded as http://www.myoshinji.or.jp/[25].
  • Myōshin-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.myoshinji.or.jp/[26].
  • Myōshin-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.myoshinji.or.jp/english/[27].

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Founding

Founders include Emperor Hanazono[8] and Kanzan Egen[9]. Recorded inception include 1342[20] and 1337[21].

Identity

Myōshin-ji Temple's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '正法山'}[28].

Operations

Subsidiaries include Ryōan-ji Temple[12], a Buddhist temple[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1450[31] and Hanazono Gakuen[13], a gakuen[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1872[34], headquartered in Nishinokyō[35].

Why It Matters

Myōshin-ji Temple draws 815 Wikipedia views per month (buddhist_temple category, ranking #78 of 757).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Related Entities

Emperor Hanazono Japan Peter Abelard

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. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . myoshinji.or.jp. myoshinji.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] ↑ . myoshinji.or.jp. myoshinji.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] ↑ . 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. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → shinto:Myōshin-ji
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6262]]: shinto:Myōshin-ji, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791182916249"
  2. 6d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Public transport stop → Myōshinji Station
    Country → —
    Has parts → —
    Named after → Flower Sermon
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1448]]: 正法山, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790801419303"
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