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Shōren-in

Coordinates: 35°00′26″N 135°47′00″E / 35.007311°N 135.783197°E / 35.007311; 135.783197
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35°00′26″N 135°47′00″E / 35.007311°N 135.783197°E / 35.007311; 135.783197

Shōren-in (青蓮院)
Front yard in Shinden
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
Location
Location69-1 Awadaguchi Sanjobocho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
CountryJapan
Architecture
Completed13th Century

Shōren-in (青蓮院) is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan.

History

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It was built in the late 13th century. Shinran Shonin, the founder of the Jodo Shinshu pure land sect, was ordained a monk at Shōren-in at the age of nine.

Shōren-in was formerly the temple of the imperial abbot of the Tendai headquarters on Mount Hiei; the abbot was required to be chosen from the imperial family or high court aristocracy. After the Great Kyoto Fire of 1788, it was used as a temporary imperial palace for Empress Go-Sakuramachi. It was therefore also known as the Awata Palace. Her study room was converted into a tea room called Kobun-tei.[1] The main hall was rebuilt in 1895.

The temple complex contains a garden with massive eight-hundred-year-old camphor trees (kusunoki), and a pond filled with large stones and fed by a small waterfall.

The modern artist Hideki Kimura created a number of fusuma sliding doors with blue lotus motifs to evoke the Pure Land.[2][3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Art and Gardens at Monzeki Temple, Shoren-in". 15 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Shorenin - A Beautiful paiting on japanese traditional doors ( fusuma ) is a must see !!".
  3. ^ "About HIDEKI KIMURA".
  4. ^ "New Meets Old in 5 Kyoto Temples with Gorgeous and Modern Fusuma-e | Japan Guide|Japan Guide".
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