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Zōjō-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan
Organization buddhist_temple Q249139
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Zōjō-ji Temple

Summary

Zōjō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (823 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Zōjō-ji Temple's religion is recorded as Jōdo-shū[3].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple is located in Shibakōen[4].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple[6].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Shōsō[7].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple is part of Edo Sanjūsankasho[8].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple is part of Kantō Jūhachi Danrin[9].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple's Commons category is recorded as Zōjō-ji[10].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple comprises Five-storied Pagoda, Zōjō-ji[11].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple comprises Sankō Library[12].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple comprises Hōshu-in[13].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple comprises Taitoku-in Mausoleum[14].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple comprises Bunshoin Mausoleum[15].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple comprises Yūshō-in Mausoleum[16].
  • 1393 marks the founding of Zōjō-ji Temple[17].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.657479, 'lon': 139.748376}[18].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple's significant event is recorded as relocation[19].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple's significant event is recorded as conflagration[20].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple's significant event is recorded as conflagration[21].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple's significant event is recorded as conflagration[22].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Amitābha Buddha[23].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.zojoji.or.jp/[24].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.zojoji.or.jp/en/[25].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple's depicted by is recorded as The Pagoda of Zōjōji Temple and Akabane[26].
  • Zōjō-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as Important Cultural Property of Japan[27].

Body

Founding

Zōjō-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Shōsō[7]. 1393 marks the founding of it[17].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '三縁山広度院 増上寺'}[28] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': "San'en-zan Kodo in Zojoji"}[29]. Part of include Edo Sanjūsankasho[8], a Buddhist pilgrimage[30], in Japan[31] and Kantō Jūhachi Danrin[9], a danrin[32], in Japan[33].

Why It Matters

Zōjō-ji Temple ranks in the top 4% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (823 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

Japan Tokugawa Hidetada Tokugawa Iemochi Tokugawa Ieshige Tokugawa Ieyoshi

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . zojoji.or.jp. zojoji.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . zojoji.or.jp. zojoji.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . zojoji.or.jp. zojoji.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [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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