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Honpō-ji Temple 本法寺

Honpō-ji (本法寺) is a Nichiren Buddhist (specifically Nichiren-shū) temple in Kyoto, Japan. Its sangō (山号; lit., "mountain name"; a type of appellation carried by many Buddhist temples) is "Eishōzan" (叡昌山).

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Honpō-ji Temple — 本法寺
Photo: 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
LocationKyoto (京都市 京都府)
Coordinates35.03500, 135.75217 · Open in Google Maps
TypeTemple garden
Established1436

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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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