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Tōji-in Temple 等持院

Tōji-in (等持院) is a Buddhist temple of the Rinzai Tenryū sect located in Kita Ward, Kyoto, Japan, and one of two funeral temples (bodaiji) dedicated to Ashikaga Takauji, first shōgun of the Ashikaga dynasty. Its main object of worship is Shakyamuni, and its honorary sangō prefix is Mannenzan (萬年山).

Location	Kita-ku, Kyoto (北区京都府)
Coordinates	35.03155, 135.72347 · Open in Google Maps
Type	Temple garden
Established	1341
Official website	https://toujiin.jp/

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Wikipedia (English): Tōji-in
Wikipedia (Japanese): 等持院
Wikidata: Q3138637

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Tōji-in Temple 等持院

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