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Daitoku-ji Temple 大徳寺
Daitoku-ji (大徳寺; the ‘temple of Great Virtue’) is a Rinzai school Zen Buddhist temple in the Murasakino neighborhood of Kita-ku in the city of Kyoto Japan. Its (sangō) is Ryūhōzan (龍宝山). The Daitoku-ji temple complex is one of the largest Zen temples in Kyoto, covering more than 23 hectares (57 acres).
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| Location | Kita-ku, Kyoto (北区 京都府) |
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| Coordinates | 35.04389, 135.74611 · Open in Google Maps |
| Type | Temple garden |
| Cultural property | Special Place of Scenic Beauty, Historic Site of Japan, National Treasure of Japan |
| Established | 1315 |
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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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