Kenchō-ji

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Kenchō-ji is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Japan, renowned as one of the oldest and most important Zen training monasteries in the country.

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Kenchō-ji canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple
Rinzai Zen monastery
Zen temple
historic site
affiliation Kenchō-ji school of Rinzai Zen
architecturalStyle Japanese Buddhist temple architecture
BuddhistSchool Rinzai
BuddhistSect Kenchō-ji branch of Rinzai
country Japan
follows Rinzai Zen practice
foundedBy Hōjō Tokiyori
Lanxi Daolong
foundedInEra Kenchō era
linked to: Bun'ō
foundingPatron Hōjō Tokiyori
foundingPriest Lanxi Daolong
hasAccess Kita-Kamakura Station
hasPart Bonshō (temple bell)
Butsuden
Hansōbō shrine
Hattō
Karakasa-dō
Sanmon gate
Shariden
Tenen hiking trail access
Zen garden
headTempleOf Kenchō-ji branch of Rinzai
heritageStatus Important Cultural Property of Japan (selected buildings)
inception 1253
languageOfSignage English
Japanese
locatedIn Honshu
Kamakura
Kanagawa Prefecture
Kantō region
mainHall Butsuden
namedAfter Kenchō era
linked to: Bun'ō
near Engaku-ji
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
notableFor Zen training monastery
historic Zen garden
large temple bell
role in introduction of Zen to Japan
openToPublic yes
partOf Kamakura Gozan
ranking first of Kamakura Gozan
religion Buddhism
touristAttraction yes
usedFor Buddhist ceremonies
Zen monastic training
zazen meditation

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Kamakura period notableSite Kenchō-ji
Kamakura hasLandmark Kenchō-ji