Shisen-do

Shisen-dō is a Buddhist temple located in , Japan. It belongs to the Sōtō school of Japanese Zen and its honzon is an image of Merōfu Kannon.
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  • Buddhist temple
  • Description: temple in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
  • Also known as
    “Jōzan-ji”
    “Ōtotsu-ka”
    “Shisen-dō Temple”
    “詩仙堂丈山寺”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Enkō-ji and Konpuku-ji.

Buddhist temple
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, is a Zen Buddhist temple located near the… is situated 160 metres northeast of Shisen-do.

Buddhist temple
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is a Zen Buddhist temple in , , . is situated 190 metres south of Shisen-do.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 140 metres southwest of Shisen-do.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyoto-Gyoen and North Kyoto.

Neighborhood
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National Garden is a 65-hectare national… is situated 4 km southwest of Shisen-do.

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Northern Kyoto is graced with scores of centuries-old…

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . is situated 4 km southwest of Shisen-do.

Shisen-do

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Latitude
35.04375° or 35° 2′ 38″ north
Longitude
135.7962° or 135° 47′ 46″ east
Open location code
8Q7Q2QVW+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 503289189
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q3028486

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Turkish—“Shisen-do” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ရှိဆန်းဒိုး”
  • Chinese: “詩仙堂”
  • Chinese: “诗仙堂”
  • Dutch: “Shisen-dō”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شيزن دو”
  • French: “Shisen-dō”
  • German: “Shisen-dō”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Shisen-dō”
  • Japanese: “丈山寺”
  • Japanese: “凹凸窠”
  • Japanese: “詩仙堂”
  • Turkish: “Shisen-dō”

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