Nanzen-ji

E59877
Buddhist temple complex Zen Buddhist temple historic site

Nanzen-ji is a major Zen Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic architecture, serene gardens, and status as one of the most important Zen temples in the country.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Nanzen-ji canonical 14
Nanzen-ji temple complex 3
Nanzen-in 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple complex ⓘ
Zen Buddhist temple ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
architecturalStyle Zen temple style ⓘ
traditional Japanese temple architecture ⓘ
convertedTo Zen temple ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
denomination Rinzai ⓘ
surface form: Rinzai Zen
foundedAs imperial villa ⓘ
foundedBy Emperor Kameyama ⓘ
Mukan Fumon (Zen master associated with its early history) ⓘ
foundedInCentury 13th century ⓘ
hasBuilding Hodo (lecture hall) ⓘ
hojo (abbot’s quarters) ⓘ
surface form: Hojo (abbot’s quarters)

Sanmon gate ⓘ
sub-temples ⓘ
hasCulturalRole center of Rinzai Zen practice ⓘ
important tourist attraction in Kyoto ⓘ
site for Zen meditation ⓘ
hasFeature Zen gardens ⓘ
aqueduct of the Lake Biwa Canal ⓘ
large wooden Sanmon gate ⓘ
sub-temple precincts ⓘ
traditional temple architecture ⓘ
hasGarden pond garden ⓘ
rock garden at Hojo ⓘ
hasMainHall Hatto (Dharma Hall) ⓘ
hasStatus head temple of the Nanzen-ji branch of Rinzai Zen ⓘ
one of the most important Zen temples in Japan ⓘ
hasSubTemple Konchi-in ⓘ
Nanzen-ji self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Nanzen-in

Tenju-an ⓘ
knownFor Zen rock gardens ⓘ
autumn foliage ⓘ
historic architecture ⓘ
large Sanmon gate view over Kyoto ⓘ
serene gardens ⓘ
locatedIn Gion district ⓘ
surface form: Higashiyama area

Honshu ⓘ
Kansai region ⓘ
Kyoto ⓘ
Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ
at the base of the Higashiyama mountains ⓘ
periodOfSignificance Edo period ⓘ
Muromachi period ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Rinzai ⓘ
surface form: Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

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

Kyoto → contains → Nanzen-ji ⓘ
Tetsugaku-no-michi area → nearbyAttraction → Nanzen-ji ⓘ
Philosopher's Path → connectsTo → Nanzen-ji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nanzen-ji area
Nanzen-ji → hasSubTemple → Nanzen-ji self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nanzen-in
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto → hasLandmark → Nanzen-ji ⓘ
Rinzai → hasSubschoolsInJapan → Nanzen-ji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nanzen-ji branch
Path of Philosophy → connectsTo → Nanzen-ji ⓘ
Keage Station area → hasNearbyAttraction → Nanzen-ji ⓘ
Hatto (Dharma Hall) → partOf → Nanzen-ji ⓘ
Hatto (Dharma Hall) → locatedInTempleComplex → Nanzen-ji ⓘ
Sanmon gate → locatedIn → Nanzen-ji ⓘ
Sanmon gate → partOf → Nanzen-ji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nanzen-ji temple complex
Sanmon gate → associatedWith → Nanzen-ji ⓘ
Sanmon gate → ownedBy → Nanzen-ji ⓘ
Hodo (lecture hall) → partOf → Nanzen-ji ⓘ
Hodo (lecture hall) → locatedIn → Nanzen-ji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nanzen-ji temple complex
Hodo (lecture hall) → locatedInComplex → Nanzen-ji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nanzen-ji main precincts
Mukan Fumon (Zen master associated with its early history) → mainTempleAssociatedWith → Nanzen-ji ⓘ
subject surface form: Mukan Fumon
Mukan Fumon (Zen master associated with its early history) → placeOfActivity → Nanzen-ji ⓘ
subject surface form: Mukan Fumon
Mukan Fumon (Zen master associated with its early history) → associatedWith → Nanzen-ji ⓘ
subject surface form: Mukan Fumon
this entity surface form: Nanzen-ji monastic community
Tenju-an → partOf → Nanzen-ji ⓘ
Tenju-an → associatedWith → Nanzen-ji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nanzen-ji temple complex