Enryakuji Temple, Monjuro

Enryaku-ji is a Tendai monastery located on in Ōtsu, overlooking . It was first founded in 788 during the early Heian period by Saichō, also known as Dengyō Daishi, who introduced the Tendai sect of Mahayana Buddhism to from .
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  • Type: Sign
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Enryaku ji”, “Enryaku-ji”, “Enryaku-ji Temple”, “Templo Enryaku”, “Енрякудзі”, “Монастир Енрякудзі”, “Энрякудзи”, “엔랴쿠 사”, “연력사”, “北嶺”, “延暦寺文殊楼 一棟”, and “比叡山延暦寺”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mount Hiei and Konpon-chūdō.

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is a mountain that lies to the northeast of in the Sakamoto district of city. It is famed for the extensive temple complex near the summit.

Shrine
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is a shrine.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 190 metres west of Enryakuji Temple, Monjuro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ōhara and Sakyō-ku.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km north of Enryakuji Temple, Monjuro.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . It is located in the northeastern part of the city. is situated 6 km southwest of Enryakuji Temple, Monjuro.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 9 km east of Enryakuji Temple, Monjuro.

Enryakuji Temple, Monjuro

Latitude
35.07044° or 35° 4′ 14″ north
Longitude
135.842° or 135° 50′ 31″ east
Operator
大津市教育委員会
Open location code
8Q7Q3RCR+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4076694334
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q917195
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Wu Chinese—“Enryakuji Temple, Monjuro” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Enryaku-ji”
  • Belarusian: “Энраку-дзі”
  • Catalan: “Enryaku-ji”
  • Chinese: “延历寺”
  • Chinese: “延曆寺”
  • Czech: “Enrjakudži”
  • Danish: “Enryaku-ji”
  • Dutch: “Enryaku-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “انرياكو جى”
  • Finnish: “Enryaku-ji”
  • French: “Enryaku-ji”
  • French: “temple Enryaku”
  • Gan Chinese: “延曆寺”
  • Georgian: “ენრიაკუ-ძი”
  • German: “Enryaku-ji”
  • Greek: “Ενριάκου-τζι”
  • Hebrew: “אנריאקוג’י”
  • Hungarian: “Enrjakudzsi”
  • Indonesian: “Enryaku-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Enryaku-ji”
  • Italian: “Enryaku-ji”
  • Japanese: “延暦寺”
  • Korean: “엔랴쿠지”
  • Malay: “Enryaku-ji”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Enryaku-ji”
  • Norwegian: “Enryaku-ji”
  • Persian: “معبد انریاکو”
  • Polish: “Enryaku-ji”
  • Portuguese: “Enryaku-ji”
  • Romanian: “Enryaku-ji”
  • Russian: “Энряку-дзи”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Enryaku-ji”
  • Spanish: “Enryaku-ji”
  • Swedish: “Enryakuji”
  • Thai: “เอ็นเรียกูจิ”
  • Turkish: “Enryaku-ji”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Енряку”
  • Wu Chinese: “延暦寺”
  • “Enryaku-ji”

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