Eihei-ji
Eihei-ji is one of two main temples of the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism, the largest single religious denomination in Japan. The other is Sōji-ji in Yokohama.
- Buddhist temple
- …lies at an elevation of 222 metres (728 feet)
- …is also known as “Eihei-ji Temple”
- …dates from 1244
- Opening hours:
8:30 AM–4:30 PM
January 1: closed - Description: Buddhist temple in Fukui Prefecture, Japan
- Address: 15, 永平寺町, 福井県 910-1228
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Eihei-ji
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Latitude
36.05569° or 36° 3′ 21″ north
Longitude
136.35607° or 136° 21′ 22″ east
Open location code
8Q8R3944+7C
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OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Eihei-ji” goes by many names.
Eihei-jiBasque
吉祥山Chinese
永平寺Chinese
Eihei-jiDutch
EiheijiEsperanto
Wihara Eihei-jiIndonesian
Eihei-jiItalian
Eihei-jiJapanese
えいへいじJapanese
吉祥山Japanese
永平寺Japanese
ایهی-جیPersian
Eihei-jiPolish
Эйхэй-дзиRussian
Eihei-jiSlovenian
EjhejdžiSlovenian
Eihei-jiTurkish
ЕйхейджіUkrainian
ЕйхейдзіUkrainian
Chùa EiheiVietnamese
Vĩnh Bình tựVietnamese
Eihei-jiWelsh
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