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Shisen-dō Temple 詩仙堂
Shisen-dō (詩仙堂) is a Buddhist temple located in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Sōtō school of Japanese Zen and its honzon is an image of Merōfu Kannon. The temple's full name is Rorozan Shisen-dō Jōzan-ji (六六山 詩仙堂 丈山寺), with the temple name coming from the fact that it was originally the villa of the Edo period intellectual Ishikawa Jōzan (1583–1672), who established the temple in 1641.
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| Location | Sakyō-ku, Kyoto (左京区 京都府) |
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| Coordinates | 35.04374, 135.79624 · Open in Google Maps |
| Type | Temple garden |
| Cultural property | Historic Site of Japan |
| Established | 1641 |
| Official website | https://kyoto-shisendo.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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