Daisen-in
The Daisen-in is a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, a temple of the Rinzai school of Zen in Buddhism, one of the five most important Zen temples of Kyoto. The name means "The Academy of the Great Immortals." Daisen-in was founded by the Zen priest Kogaku Sōkō, and was built between 1509 and 1513.Photo: Bigjap, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jukō-in and Daitoku-ji.
Jukō-in
Buddhist temple
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Jukō-in is a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, Kyoto, Japan. It was founded in 1566 as the mortuary temple of Miyoshi Nagayoshi. In 1589 Sen no Rikyū designated it as the mortuary temple for his family.
Daitoku-ji
Buddhist temple
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Daitoku-ji is a Rinzai school Zen Buddhist temple in the Murasakino neighborhood of Kita-ku in the city of Kyoto Japan. Its is Ryūhōzan. The Daitoku-ji temple complex is one of the largest Zen temples in Kyoto, covering more than 23 hectares. Daitoku-ji is situated 200 metres south of Daisen-in.
Sōken-in
Buddhist temple
Sōken-in is a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, Kyoto, Japan. It was founded by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1582 as the mortuary temple of Oda Nobunaga. Hideyoshi granted the temple three hundred koku and staged his celebrated Daitoku-ji tea gathering on its grounds in 1585. Sōken-in is situated 130 metres west of Daisen-in.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamigyō-ku and Kyōto-Gyoen.
Kamigyō-ku
Suburb
Kamigyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-kyō.
Kyōto-Gyoen
Neighborhood
Photo: Shinpeiinada, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national garden of Japan that was established after the Japanese capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is situated around the Kyoto Imperial Palace. Kyōto-Gyoen is situated 3 km southeast of Daisen-in.
Sakyō-ku
Suburb
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Sakyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the northeastern part of the city. Sakyō-ku is situated 3 km east of Daisen-in.
Daisen-in
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, Kyoto, Japan
- Categories: tatchū, place of worship, and religion
- Location: North Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.04458° or 35° 2′ 41″ northLongitude
135.74582° or 135° 44′ 45″ eastInception
1509Open location code
8Q7Q2PVW+R8OpenStreetMap ID
way 972811494OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q3012166
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Japanese—“Daisen-in” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دايزن-إن”
- Catalan: “Daisen-in”
- Chinese: “大仙院”
- Dutch: “Daisen-in”
- French: “Daisen-in”
- Greek: “Ντάισεν-ιν”
- Japanese: “Daisen-in”
- Japanese: “だいせんいん”
- Japanese: “大仙院”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 玄関 and Daisen-in Zen Garden.
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