Engaku-ji

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Engaku-ji is a major Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Japan, renowned for its historic architecture, cultural treasures, and scenic temple grounds.

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Label Occurrences
Engaku-ji canonical 3
Engaku-ji, Kamakura, Japan 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple
Historic site
Rinzai school temple
Zen temple
accessibleBy JR Yokosuka Line
linked to: Yokosuka Line
associatedWith Hōjō clan
Mongol invasions of Japan
belongsToZenLineage Engaku-ji branch of Rinzai
BuddhistSchool Rinzai
country Japan
denomination Zen Buddhism
linked to: Zen
foundedBy Hōjō Tokimune
Mugaku Sogen
foundedDuring Kamakura period
foundingYear 1282
hasCulturalProperty Important Cultural Property buildings
Shariden (National Treasure)
Ōgane (Great Bell)
hasFeature autumn foliage views
historic architecture
scenic temple grounds
stone steps and terraces
wooded hillside setting
hasFunction cultural heritage site
place of Zen practice
tourist attraction
hasGraveyard Yes
hasStructure Bell tower
Butsuden
Hōjō
Sanmon
Shariden
Sub-temples
Temple bell
hasTeaHouse Yes
importantCulturalPropertyOfJapan Great Bell
languageOfSignage English
Japanese
locatedIn Kamakura
Kanagawa Prefecture
Kantō region
mainDeity Shaka Nyorai
nationalTreasureOfJapan Shariden
near Kita-Kamakura Station
partOf Kamakura Gozan (Five Great Zen Temples)
linked to: Kamakura Gozan
purposeOfFoundation memorial for those fallen in Mongol invasions
rankWithinKamakuraGozan Second
religion Buddhism

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kamakura period notableSite Engaku-ji
Kamakura hasLandmark Engaku-ji
Kenchō-ji near Engaku-ji
Yasujirō Ozu burialPlace Engaku-ji, Kamakura, Japan
linked to: Engaku-ji