Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji

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Japan, 〒606-8445 Kyōto-fu, Kyōto-shi, Sakyō-ku, Eikandōchō, 永観堂禅林寺

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N35° 0' 52.29" E135° 47' 43.05"   (35.014525, 135.79529166667) Start navigation »

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For other temples by similar names, see Zenrin-ji.


Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji (永観堂禅林寺) is the head temple for the Seizan branch of Japan's Jōdo-shū (Pure Land) Buddhist sect, located in Kyoto, Sakyō-ku. It was founded by Shinshō, a pupil of Kūkai, and is famous for its fall foliage and for its prominence in the past as a center of learning.

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