Daiji-ji (大æ Â寺), also known as Daijizen-ji (大æ Â禠寺), is a Sà Âtà  Zen Buddhist temple in Minami-ku, Kumamoto, Japan. Its honorary sangà  prefix is .
The temple was founded in 1278 by Kangan Giin with support of Kawashiri Yasuaki (å·Â尻泰æÂÂ), the local chief. Kangan Giin, a disciple of Dà Âgen and the founder of the Higo school of Sà Âtà  Zen Buddhism. It has long been known as the leading Sà Âtà  Zen temple in Kyushu. The local scenery resembles that of DàbÃÂi shÃÂn (大æ Âå±±) in Mingzhou now Ningbo, China, where Giin practiced Zen Buddhism discipline.
This temple has since been destroyed twice in the fire caused by war, and nothing of Giin's remains remain there. The current buildings are the Edo-period Hondà  dating to 1779.
The bronze bell, a 169 centimeter tall inside the main gate was built in 1269.