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Tenryū Shiseizen-ji (天龍資聖禅寺) Buddhist temple precinct.08b by Geoff Whalan

Tenryū-ji (天龍寺)—more formally known as Tenryū Shiseizen-ji (天龍資聖禅寺)—is the head temple of the Tenryū branch of Rinzai Zen Buddhism, located in Arashiyama, Susukinobaba-chō, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple was founded by Ashikaga Takauji in 1339, primarily to venerate Gautama Buddha, and its first chief priest was Musō Soseki. Construction was completed in 1345. As a temple related to both the Ashikaga family and Emperor Go-Daigo, the temple is held in high esteem, and is ranked number one among Kyoto's so-called Five Mountains. In 1994, it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto".
Tenryū-ji (日本語: 天龍寺) is a tourist attraction, one of the Buddhist temples in Kyoto, Japan. It is located: 118 km from Osaka, 173 km from Kobe, 342 km from Nagoya. Read further
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