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.
- Buddhist temple
- …dates from 1509
- Description: sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, Kyoto, Japan
Nearby Buddhist Temples
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Jukō-in
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Daitoku-ji
Daitoku-ji is a Rinzai school Zen Buddhist temple…
200 metres south of Daisen-in
Sōken-in
Sōken-in is a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, Kyoto, Japan.
130 metres west of Daisen-in
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamigyō-ku and Kyoto-Gyoen.
Kamigyō-ku
Kamigyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Kyoto-Gyoen
Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national…
3 km southeast of Daisen-in
Sakyō-ku
Sakyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
3 km east of Daisen-in
Daisen-in
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Latitude
35.04458° or 35° 2′ 41″ north
Longitude
135.74582° or 135° 44′ 45″ east
Open location code
8Q7Q2PVW+R8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Japanese—“Daisen-in” goes by many names.
Ντάισεν-ινGreek
Daisen-inJapanese
だいせんいんJapanese
大仙院Japanese
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