List of Buddhist temples in Kyoto Prefecture

There are 1,600 Buddhist temples scattered throughout the prefecture of Kyoto.

Nara period in Kyoto (710-794)

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• Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple

Heian period in Kyoto (794-1229)

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Hōjō in the Kamakura period in Kyoto (1221-1333)

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• RyÅ«hon-ji.
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• Nishi Otani Betsuin.

Ashikaga in the Muromachi period in Kyoto (1333-1582)

• Tōjo-in.
• Tōjo-ji.
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• or the "Golden Pavilion Temple," formally identified as .
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• or the "Temple of the Silver Pavilion," formally identified as . Ã¢Â€Â” World Historical Heritage Site
• Honkoku-ji.
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Azuchi-Momoyama period in Kyoto (1582-1615)

• Hompa Hongwan-ji.
• Ōtaniha Hongwan-ji.
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• Mimizuka.
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• Sambō-in.
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Edo period in Kyoto (1615-1869)

• Shōgo-in ( (聖護院)
• Chishaku-in.
• Reikan-ji.
• Reigen-ji.
• YentsÅ«-ji.
• RinkyÅ«-ji.

See also

• List of Shinto shrines in Kyoto
• Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Kyoto

Notes

References

• Moscher, Gouvernor. (1978). Kyoto: A Contemplative Guide. Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing.
• Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1956). Kyoto: The Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869. Kyoto: The Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 36644
• Iwao, Seiichi, Teizō Iyanaga, Susumu Ishii, Shōichirō Yoshida, et al. (2002). Dictionnaire historique du Japon. Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose. ; OCLC 51096469
• Richie, Donald. (1995). The Temples of Kyoto. Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing.

External links

• Kyoto Temples Alphabetical listing for Kyoto Prefecture (127 as of 8 December 2012)
• Photos of temples, shrines and gardens in Kyoto Alphabetical listing of attractions, but includes at least 114 Temples in Kyoto Prefecture (as of 8 December 2012)