Buttsū-ji

Buttsū-ji is a Buddhist temple head one of fourteen autonomous branches of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism, founded in 1397 by the lord of Mihara; Kobayakawa Haruhira; its first Abbot was Buttoku Daitsu Zenji.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: Buttsū-ji Temple

Buttsū-ji

Latitude
34.45586° or 34° 27′ 21″ north
Longitude
133.02652° or 133° 1′ 36″ east
Open location code
8Q6MF24G+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3399246722
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q2928994
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Buttsū-ji” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 佛通寺
  • Dutch: Buttsu-ji
  • Dutch: Buttsū-ji
  • Egyptian Arabic: بوتسو جى
  • French: Buttsu-ji
  • French: Buttsū-ji
  • German: Buttsū-ji
  • Indonesian: Wihara Buttsū-ji
  • Japanese: 仏通寺
  • Japanese: 佛通寺

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