Daisen-in 大仙院
The Daisen-in (大仙院) 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 (古岳宗亘; 1464–1548), and was built between 1509 and 1513. The Daisen-in is noted for its screen paintings and for its kare-sansui, or dry landscape garden.
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| Location | Kita-ku, Kyoto (北区 京都府) |
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| Coordinates | 35.04457, 135.74595 · Open in Google Maps |
| Type | Japanese garden |
| Cultural property | Special Place of Scenic Beauty, Historic Site of Japan, National Treasure of Japan |
| Established | 1509 |
| Official website | https://daisen-in.net/ |
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Basic data from Wikidata (CC0). Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), linked below. Details may change; the garden's official website is the authoritative source.
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