Kenchō-ji
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. These temples were at the top of the Five Mountain System, a network of Zen temples started by the Hōjō Regents. Still very large, it originally had a full shichidō garan and 49 subtemples.
| Kenchō-ji 建長寺 | |
|---|---|
Kenchō-ji, Sanmon | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Kenchō-ji Rinzai |
| Deity | Jizō Bosatsu (Kṣitigarbha) |
| Status | Head Temple, Five Mountain Temple (Kamakura) |
| Location | |
| Location | 8 Yamanouchi, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°19′54.44″N 139°33′19.25″E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Hōjō Tokiyori and Rankei Doryū (Lanxi Daolong) |
| Completed | 1253 |
| Website | |
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The sangō is Kofukusan (巨福山).
The temple was constructed on the orders of Emperor Go-Fukakusa and completed in 1253, fifth year of the Kenchō era, from which it takes its name. It was founded by Rankei Doryū, a Chinese Zen master who moved to Japan in 1246, spending some years in Kyushu and Kyoto before coming to Kamakura.
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