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 in .
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  • Opening hours:
    8:30 AM—4:30 PM
    January 1st: closed
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Fukui Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Eihei-ji Temple”, “Eiheiji”, and “Eiheiji-temple”
  • Address: 15, 永平寺町, 福井県 910-1228
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Daibutsuji San and Eiheiji Dam.

Peak
Photo: 紫煙, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak.

Dam
Photo: 紫煙, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a gravity dam located in in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 3.1 km2. is situated 1 km southeast of Eihei-ji.

Railway station
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is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line train station located in the town of , , , . is situated 3½ km north of Eihei-ji.

Eihei-ji

Latitude
36.05569° or 36° 3′ 21″ north
Longitude
136.35607° or 136° 21′ 22″ east
Elevation
222 metres (728 feet)
Inception
1244
Open location code
8Q8R3944+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 685100415
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Geo­Names ID
6697531
Wiki­data ID
Q1303633
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Eihei-ji” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Eihei-ji”
  • Chinese: “吉祥山”
  • Chinese: “永平寺”
  • Dutch: “Eihei-ji”
  • Esperanto: “Eiheiji”
  • French: “Eihei-ji”
  • French: “temple de la paix éternelle”
  • French: “temple Eihei”
  • French: “Temple Eihei”
  • German: “Daibutsu-ji”
  • German: “Daibutsuji”
  • German: “Eihei-ji”
  • German: “Eihei-Ji”
  • German: “Eiheiji”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Eihei-ji”
  • Italian: “Eihei-ji”
  • Japanese: “Eihei-ji”
  • Japanese: “えいへいじ”
  • Japanese: “吉祥山”
  • Japanese: “永平寺”
  • Persian: “ایهی-جی”
  • Polish: “Eihei-ji”
  • Polish: “Eiheiji”
  • Portuguese: “Eihei ji”
  • Portuguese: “Eihei-ji”
  • Portuguese: “Eiheiji”
  • Russian: “Эйхэй-дзи”
  • Russian: “Эйхэйдзи”
  • Slovenian: “Eihei-ji”
  • Slovenian: “Ejhejdži”
  • Spanish: “Eihei ji”
  • Spanish: “Eihei-ji”
  • Turkish: “Eihei-ji”
  • Ukrainian: “Ейхейджі”
  • Ukrainian: “Ейхейдзі”
  • Vietnamese: “Chùa Eihei”
  • Vietnamese: “Vĩnh Bình tự”
  • Welsh: “Eihei-ji”

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