Buttsū-ji
| Buttsū-ji 佛通寺 | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buttsū-ji Rinzai |
| Deity | Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni) |
| Status | Head Temple |
| Location | |
| Location | 22 Motoyama, Takasaka-chō, Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
Interactive map of Buttsū-ji 佛通寺 | |
| Coordinates | 34°27′21.1″N 133°1′35.6″E / 34.455861°N 133.026556°E / 34.455861; 133.026556 |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Kobayakawa Haruhira and Guchū Shūkyū |
| Completed | 1397 |
| Website | |
| http://www.buttsuji.or.jp/ | |
Buttsū-ji (佛通寺) is a Buddhist temple head one of fourteen autonomous branches of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism, founded in 1397 by the lord of Mihara; Kobayakawa Haruhira; its first Abbot was Buttoku Daitsu Zenji. The temple is named after its honorary founder, the Chinese master Buttsu Zenji. Located in Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, the temple is head of the Buttsū-ji branch of Rinzai Zen, governing forty-seven temples.[1][2]
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References
- Dumoulin, Heinrich (2005). Zen Buddhism: A History. World Wisdom, Inc. ISBN 0-941532-90-9.
- "Head Temples - Buttsu-ji". Official Site of the Joint Council for Japanese Rinzai and Obaku Zen. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
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