Jufuku-ji
Kikokuzan Kongō Jufuku Zenji (亀谷山金剛寿福禅寺), usually known as Jufuku-ji, is a temple of the Kenchō-ji branch of the Rinzai sect and the oldest Zen temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Ranked third among Kamakura's prestigious Five Mountains, it is number 24 among the Thirty-Three Kamakura Kannon (鎌倉三十三観音, Kamakura Sanjūsan Kannon) pilgrimage temples and number 18 of the Kamakura Nijūyon Jizō (鎌倉二十四地蔵) temples. Its main object of worship is Shaka Nyorai.
| Jufuku-ji 寿福寺 | |
|---|---|
Sōmon | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Kenchō-ji Rinzai |
| Deity | Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni) |
| Status | Five Mountain Temple (Kamakura) |
| Location | |
| Location | 1-Chōme-17-7 Ōgigayatsu, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°19′27″N 139°32′57″E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Hōjō Masako, Eisai |
| Date established | 1200 |
| Completed | 18th century (Reconstruction) |
| Website | |
| None | |
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