Bukkō-ji Temple
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, also known as the "Temple of the Buddha's Light", was originally named Kōshō-ji, a Jōdo Shinshū temple in the Yamashina ward of Kyoto, which later moved to the heart of Kyoto. The temple was founded and officially opened by a disciple named Ryōgen in 1324, but by the 15th century, Bukkō-ji was the largest and most successful temple, and its network of branch temples extending throughout the provinces of western Japan. As a rival to the Hongan-ji, it received much criticism for its evangelical practices from Kakunyo the head of the Hongan-ji. Around 1481, however, Bukkō-ji became a subordinat
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The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark_region, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Buddhist temples in Kyoto, Infobox religious building with unknown affiliation and Jōdo Shin temples.
Vinony links it to 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Buddhist temple
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Shimogyō-ku
- Dedicated to
- Amitābha Buddha
- Official website
- www.bukkoji.or.jp
- Image
- Bukkō-ji, Kyoto 03.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bukkō-ji
- inception
- 1320-00-00
- name in kana
- ぶっこうじ
- street address
- 京都府京都市下京区高倉通仏光寺下ル新開町397
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, also known as the "Temple of the Buddha's Light", was originally named Kōshō-ji, a Jōdo Shinshū temple in the Yamashina ward of Kyoto, which later moved to the heart of Kyoto. The temple was founded and officially opened by a disciple named Ryōgen in 1324, but by the 15th century, Bukkō-ji was the largest and most successful temple, and its network of branch temples extending throughout the provinces of western Japan. As a rival to the Hongan-ji, it received much criticism for its evangelical practices from Kakunyo the head of the Hongan-ji. Around 1481, however, Bukkō-ji became a subordinate temple to the Hongan-ji. Many of the Bukkō-ji's congregation thus became members of the Hongan-ji, thus greatly reducing the stature.
While Bukkō-ji is technically an independent Jōdo Shinshū branch it has had close links to the Hongan-ji lineage since the time of Rennyo.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bukkō-ji Temple” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations