Kennin-ji
| Kennin-ji | |
|---|---|
建仁寺 | |
Main Hall | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Zen Buddhism |
| Deity | Shaka Nyorai |
| Rite | Kennin-ji Rinzai |
| Location | |
| Location | Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto |
| Country | Japan |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°00′3.55″N 135°46′25.19″E / 35.0009861°N 135.7736639°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Minamoto no Yoriie and Myōan Eisai |
| Date established | 1202 |
| Completed | 19th century (Reconstruction) |
| Website | |
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Kennin-ji (Japanese: 建仁寺) is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, and head temple of its associated branch of Rinzai Buddhism. It is considered to be one of the so-called Kyoto Gozan or "five most important Zen temples of Kyoto".