Engaku-ji

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Engaku-ji is a major Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Japan, renowned for its historic architecture, cultural treasures, and scenic temple grounds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple
Historic site
Rinzai school temple
Zen temple
accessibleBy JR Yokosuka Line NERFINISHED
associatedWith Hōjō clan NERFINISHED
Mongol invasions of Japan
belongsToZenLineage Engaku-ji branch of Rinzai NERFINISHED
BuddhistSchool Rinzai NERFINISHED
country Japan
denomination Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED
foundedBy Hōjō Tokimune NERFINISHED
Mugaku Sogen NERFINISHED
foundedDuring Kamakura period NERFINISHED
foundingYear 1282
hasCulturalProperty Important Cultural Property buildings
Shariden (National Treasure) NERFINISHED
Ōgane (Great Bell) NERFINISHED
hasFeature autumn foliage views
historic architecture
scenic temple grounds
stone steps and terraces
wooded hillside setting
hasFunction cultural heritage site
place of Zen practice
tourist attraction
hasGraveyard Yes
hasStructure Bell tower
Butsuden
Hōjō NERFINISHED
Sanmon NERFINISHED
Shariden NERFINISHED
Sub-temples
Temple bell
hasTeaHouse Yes
importantCulturalPropertyOfJapan Great Bell NERFINISHED
languageOfSignage English
Japanese
locatedIn Kamakura NERFINISHED
Kanagawa Prefecture NERFINISHED
Kantō region
mainDeity Shaka Nyorai NERFINISHED
nationalTreasureOfJapan Shariden NERFINISHED
near Kita-Kamakura Station NERFINISHED
partOf Kamakura Gozan (Five Great Zen Temples) NERFINISHED
purposeOfFoundation memorial for those fallen in Mongol invasions
rankWithinKamakuraGozan Second
religion Buddhism

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kamakura hasLandmark Engaku-ji
Kamakura period notableSite Engaku-ji