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Nanzen-ji Temple

building in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Nanzen-ji Temple

Summary

Nanzen-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (368 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nanzen-ji Temple's religion is recorded as Nanzen-ji school[3].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple is located in Sakyō-ku[4].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple is on the body of water Lake Biwa Canal[6].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple[7].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as chokugan-ji[8].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Emperor Kameyama[9].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Mukan Fumon[10].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Kian Soen[11].
  • Southern School of Zen is named after Nanzen-ji Temple[12].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple's architectural style is recorded as さやと[13].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple is part of Kyoto Gozan[14].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple's Commons category is recorded as Nanzen-ji[15].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple comprises Konchi-in[16].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple comprises Nanzen-in[17].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple comprises Tenju-an[18].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple comprises Nanzen-ji Hōjō[19].
  • 1291 marks the founding of Nanzen-ji Temple[20].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 35.011111111111, 'longitude': 135.79416666667}[21].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Shakyamuni Tathāgata[22].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple's official website is recorded as http://www.nanzen.net/english/index.html[23].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple's official website is recorded as http://www.nanzen.net/[24].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://nanzenji.or.jp/[25].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nanzen-ji[26].
  • Nanzen-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as National Treasure of Japan[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Emperor Kameyama[9], Mukan Fumon[10], and Kian Soen[11]. 1291 marks the founding of Nanzen-ji Temple[20].

Identity

Nanzen-ji Temple is part of Kyoto Gozan[14].

Why It Matters

Nanzen-ji Temple ranks in the top 7% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (368 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Emperor Kameyama Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . 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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  1. 11d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → shinto:Nanzen-ji
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