Hōrin-ji (Kyoto)

This article is about the temple in Kyoto Prefecture. For the temple in Nara Prefecture, see Hōrin-ji (Nara).

Hōrin-ji

Hōrin-ji (法輪寺, the ‘temple of the Dharma Wheel’) is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Arashiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The honorary sangō prefix is Chifuku-san (智福山). The temple is said to have been constructed by Gyōki in 713 AD, and was originally named Kadonoi-dera (葛井寺). It is dedicated to Ākāśagarbha, the bodhisattva of the boundless space.

It is one of the Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Kyoto.

References

Kōjien, 5th edition
Daijirin, 3rd edition

External links

Official website

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