Nanzen-ji

Nanzen-ji
南禅寺
Nanzen-ji; 南禅寺
	The sanmon
Religion
Affiliation	Nanzen-ji Rinzai
Deity	Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni)
Status	Head Temple
Location
Location	86 Nanzenji Fukuchichō, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Country	Japan
Geographic coordinates	35°0′43.14″N 135°47′39.8″E / 35.0119833°N 135.794389°E
Architecture
Founder	Emperor Kameyama and Mukan Fumon
Completed	1909 (Reconstruction)
Website
	www.nanzen.net/english/index.html

Nanzen-ji (南禅寺, Nanzen-ji), or Zuiryusan Nanzen-ji, formerly Zenrin-ji (禅林寺, Zenrin-ji), is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Emperor Kameyama established it in 1291 on the site of his previous detached palace. It is also the headquarters of the Nanzen-ji branch of Rinzai Zen. The precincts of Nanzen-ji are a nationally designated Historic Site and the Hōjō gardens a Place of Scenic Beauty.^[1]^[2] The temple was destroyed in a fire in 1895 and rebuilt in 1909.

^ "南禅寺境内". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
^ "南禅寺方丈庭園". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 February 2012.

[1] "南禅寺境内". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 February 2012.

[2] "南禅寺方丈庭園". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 February 2012.

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