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Founder. Hōjō Tokiyori and Rankei Doryū (Lanxi Daolong) Completed. 1253. Website. www .kenchoji .com. Kenchō-ji (建長寺) is a Rinzai Zen temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, which ranks first among Kamakura's so-called Five Great Zen Temples (the Kamakura Gozan) and is the oldest Zen training monastery in Japan. [1]
Kencho-ji is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, once the capital of Japan during the Japanese Middle Ages (1185-1333), located in the south of Tokyo. It is one of the five great Zen temples of the city, all built in the 13th century. Its main feature is its monumental scale, and the variety of its highlights, some of which are Important Cultural ...
Kamakura’s most important Zen temple. Kenchoji (建長寺, Kenchōji) is the number one of Kamakura 's five great Zen temples. The oldest Zen temple in Kamakura, Kenchoji was founded by the ruling regent Hojo Tokiyori in 1253 during the Kencho Era after which it was named. Its first head priest was a priest from China.
MAP. The top Zen temple in Kamakura, with an exquisite garden. The preeminent and oldest of the Zen temples in Kamakura , Kenchoji Temple features a wide variety of temple buildings and sub-temples. If you are lucky, you can even catch a glimpse of Mt. Fuji from the highest shrine. How to Get There.
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Jul 9, 2019 · Kenchō-ji (建長寺), formally known as Kyofukusan Kenchō Kōkoku Zenji (巨福山建長興国禅寺) is one of the main temples of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism. It is located in Kamakura and the first of the so-called Kamakura Gozan (鎌倉五山), the Five Great Temples of Kamakura, based on a ranking system for Zen temples that was ...
Jul 1, 2015 · Green and gold; an interesting contrast! Ranked high amongst Kamakura's top tourist attractions is the impressive Kencho-ji Temple which I was fortunate enough to see from its lesser known 'back entrance'. Forming part of the Tenen Hiking Course, this impressive temple marks the start or finish point of this interesting hike where if you time ...
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Jan 9, 2012 · The temple is the highest-ranking Rinzai-zen temple in Japan. It was built in 1253 as the first Zen-only training center. The founder was Tokiyori Hojo, the 5th Regent of the Kamakura shogunate. The temple’s first Chief Priest was Rankei Doryu, from China.
