List of Buddhist temples in Kyoto

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These are some, but not all of the Buddhist Temples in the municipality of Kyoto and Kyoto Prefecture:

• The Heian period in Kyoto (794-1229)
  • The Kōryu-ji or the Uzamasa-dera^[1]
  • The Rokkaku-dō^[1]
  • The Kiyomizu-dera^[2] — World Historical Heritage Site
  • The Enryaku-ji^[2] — World Historical Heritage Site
  • The Yamashiro Kokubun-ji^[2]
  • The Tō-ji and the Sai-ji^[2]
  • The Daikaku-ji^[3]
  • The Ninna-ji^[3] — World Historical Heritage Site
  • The Sen-yū-ji^[4]
  • The Yengaku-ji^[4]
  • The Gwangyō-ji^[4]
  • The Rokushō-ji^[5]
  • The Sonshō-ji^[5]
  • The Onjō-ji^[5]
  • The Diago-ji or the Kwajū-ji^[6]

• The Hōjō in the Kamakura period in Kyoto (1221-1333)
  • The Kennin-ji^[7]
  • The Tōfuku-ji^[8]
  • The Nanzen-ji^[9]
  • The Daitoku-ji^[10]
  • The Chion-in^[11]
  • The Ryūhon-ji^[12]
  • The Bukkō-ji^[13]
  • The Nishi Otani Betsuin^[14]

• The Ashikaga in the Kamakura period in Kyoto (1333-1582)
  • The Tōjo-in^[15]
  • The Tōjo-ji^[16]
  • The Tenryū-ji^[17]
  • The Myōshin-ji^[18]
  • The Shōkoku-ji^[19]
  • The Rokuon-ji or the Kinkaku-ji^[20]
  • The Jishō-ji or the Ginkaku-ji^[21] — World Historical Heritage Site
  • The Honkoku-ji^[22]
  • The Honnō-ji^[23]

• The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Kyoto (1582-1615)
  • The Hompa Hongwan-ji^[24]
  • The Ōtaniha Hongwan-ji^[25]
  • The Hōkō-ji^[26]
  • The Mimidzuka^[27]
  • The Kōdai-ji^[28]
  • The Sambō-in^[29]

• The Edo period in Kyoto (1615-1869)
  • The Shōgo-in^[30]
  • The Chishaku-in^[31]
  • The Reikan-ji^[32]
  • The Reigen-ji^[33]
  • The Yentsū-ji^[34]
  • The Rinkyū-ji^[35]
  • The Mampuku-ji^[36]

[edit] See also

• List of Shinto shrines in Kyoto

[edit] References

• Ponsonby-Fane, Richard A. B. (1956). Kyoto: The Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869. Kyoto: The Ponsonby Memorial Society.

[edit] External links

• Kyoto Temples and Shrines
• Buddhist temples in Kyoto