Joruri-ji Temple

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Joruri-ji Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple in Kizugawa, Japan, renowned for its Heian-period architecture, Pure Land garden, and statues of the Amida Buddha.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Gansen-ji Temple 1
Joruri-ji Temple canonical 1
Jōruri-ji 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple
Pure Land Buddhist temple
associatedWith Amida worship
Pure Land cosmology
country Japan
dedicatedTo Pure Land (Jodo) belief
foundedInCentury 11th century
hasArchitecturalStyle Heian period architecture
hasArtisticStyle late Heian Buddhist sculpture
hasBuilding main hall
three-story pagoda
hasCulturalPropertyStatus Historic Site of Japan
Important Cultural Property of Japan
hasFeature Amida Hall
linked to: Amida-dō

covered corridor (cloister)
island in the pond symbolizing the Pure Land
pond representing the ocean between this world and the Pure Land
three-story pagoda
hasFunction pilgrimage destination
place of Buddhist worship
hasGardenElement carefully arranged trees and shrubs
central pond
stone arrangements
hasGardenType Pure Land garden
hasLayout east–west axis between pagoda and Amida Hall
hasPeriod Heian period
hasStatue central Amida Nyorai statue
flanking Amida Buddha statues
locatedIn Kizugawa
Kyoto Prefecture
mainDeity Amida Buddha
linked to: Amitābha Buddha
openToPublic yes
region Kansai region
religion Buddhism
touristAttraction yes

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

Kizugawa, Japan hasHistoricalSite Joruri-ji Temple
Kizugawa, Japan hasHistoricalSite Gansen-ji Temple
linked to: Joruri-ji Temple
Kizugawa hasHistoricalSite Jōruri-ji
linked to: Joruri-ji Temple