Nanzenji Nanzenji

Nanzenji - Definition and Overview
Gate of Nanzenji
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Gate of Nanzenji

Zuiryusan Nanzenji (南禅寺) is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Emperor Kameyama established it in 1291 on the site of his previous detached palace. Nanzenji is one of the Five Great Zen Temples of Kyoto. It is also the headquarters of the Nanzenji branch of Rinzai Zen.

See also

Ishikawa Goemon

External links


Example Usage of Nanzenji
mMakino: 南禅寺 Nanzenji temple: Masahiro Makino posted a photo: http://bit.ly/5cUyHx
mMakino: 南禅寺 Nanzenji temple [pic] http://ff.im/-cFk6R
yoshinaritter: 今日の写真。 Nanzenji, KINKAKUJI. http://bit.ly/gOxFI
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