There are 1,600 Buddhist temples scattered throughout the prefecture of Kyoto.[1]
Nara period in Kyoto (710-794) Saihō-ji (西芳寺 , Saihō-ji ) , also known as Koke-dera (苔寺 , Koke-dera ) or Kōinzan Saihō-ji (洪隠山西芳寺 , Kōinzan Saihō-ji ) .[2] Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple Heian period in Kyoto (794-1229) Kōryū-ji (広隆寺 , Kōryū-ji ) , also known as the "Uzamasa-dera" (太秦寺 , Uzamasa-dera ) .[3] Rokkaku-dō (六角堂 , Rokkaku-dō ) .[3] Adashino Nenbutsu-ji (化野念仏寺 , Adashino Nenbutsu-ji ) .[4] Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺 , Kiyomizu-dera ) , formally identified as Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera (音羽山清水寺 , Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera ) .[5] — World Historical Heritage Site Enryaku-ji (延暦寺 , Enryaku-ji ) .[5] — World Historical Heritage Site Yamashiro Kokubun-ji (山城国分寺 , Yamashiro Kokubun-ji ) .[5] East Temple (東寺 , Tō-ji ) , formally identified as Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji (教王護国寺 , Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji ) .[5] West Temple (西寺 , Sai-ji ) , destroyed in 1233 and never rebuilt.[5] Daikaku-ji (大覚寺 , Daikaku-ji ) .[6] Ninna-ji (仁和寺 , Ninna-ji ) .[6] — World Historical Heritage Site Sennyū-ji (泉涌寺 , Sennyū-ji ) .[7] Gangyō-ji (元慶寺 , Gangyō-ji ) , after 986 known more popularly as Kazan-ji (花山寺 , Kazan-ji ) .[7] Rokushō-ji (六勝寺 , Rokushō-ji ) .[8] Hosshō-ji (法勝寺 , Hosshō-ji ) .[9] Sonshō-ji (尊勝寺 , Sonshō-ji ) .[8] Saishō-ji (最勝寺 , Saishō-ji ) .[9] Enshō-ji (円勝寺 , Enshō-ji ) .[9] Jōshō-ji (成勝寺 , Jōshō-ji ) .[9] Enshō-ji (延勝寺 , Enshō-ji ) .[9] Daigo-ji (醍醐寺 , Daigo-ji ) .[10] Kajū-ji (勧修寺 , Kajū-ji ) , also spelled Kwajū-ji.[10] Nison-in (二村院 , Nison-in ) , formally identified as Ogura-yama Nison-kyo-in Keidai-ji (小倉山 二尊教院 華台寺 , Ogura-yama Nison-kyo-in Keidai-ji ) .[11] Byōdō-in (平等院 , Byōdō-in ) .[12] Sanjūsangen-dō (三十三間堂 , Sanjūsangen-dō ) .[13] Hōjō in the Kamakura period in Kyoto (1221-1333) Ashikaga in the Muromachi period in Kyoto (1333-1582) Tōjo-in.[22] Tōjo-ji.[23] Tenryū-ji (天龍寺 , Tenryū-ji ) , formally identified as Tenryū Shiseizen-ji (天龍資聖禅寺 , Tenryū Shiseizen-ji ) ;[24] formerly on same site in 9th century, Danrin-ji (檀林寺 , Danrin-ji ) Myōshin-ji (妙心寺 , Myōshin-ji ) .[25] Shōkoku-ji (相国寺 , Shōkoku-ji ) , formally identified as Mannen-zan Shōkoku Shōten Zenji (萬年山相國承天禅寺 , Mannen-zan Shōkoku Shōten Zenji ) .[26] Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺 , Kinkaku-ji ) or the "Golden Pavilion Temple," formally identified as Rokuon-ji (鹿苑寺 , Rokuon-ji ) .[27] Ryōan-ji (竜安寺 , Ryōan-ji ) .[28] Ginkaku-ji (銀閣寺 , Ginkaku-ji ) or the "Temple of the Silver Pavilion," formally identified as Jishō-ji (慈照寺 , Jishō-ji ) .[29] — World Historical Heritage Site Honkoku-ji.[30] Honnō-ji (本能寺 , Honnō-ji ) .[31] Azuchi-Momoyama period in Kyoto (1582-1615) Edo period in Kyoto (1615-1869) Chishaku-in See also Notes ^ Sacred Destinations: Kyoto ^ Kyoto: Saiho - ji. Archived 8 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine ^ a b Ponsonby-Fane, p. 110. ^ Kyoto: Adashino Nenbutsu-ji. ^ a b c d e Ponsonby-Fane, p. 111. ^ a b Ponsonby-Fane, p. 112. ^ a b Ponsonby-Fane, p. 113. ^ a b Ponsonby-Fane, p. 114. ^ a b c d e Takagaki, Cary Shinji. (1999). "The Rokusho-ji, the six superiority temples of Heian Japan," p. 2. ^ a b Ponsonby-Fane, p. 115. ^ Nisonin ^ Asian Historical Architecture: Byōdō-in. ^ Kyoto Travel: Sanjūsangen-dō. Archived 23 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 150. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 152. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 154. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 155. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 157. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 159. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 160. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 161. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 193. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 195. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 197. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 198. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 200. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 203. ^ Moscher, Gouvernor. (1978). Kyoto: A Contemplative Guide, pp. 277-278. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 205. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 207. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 209. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 270. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 283. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 290. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 296. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 297. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 301. ^ Asian Historical Architecture: Nishi Hongan-ji. ^ Asian Historical Architecture: Higashi Hongan-ji. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 393. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 395. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 398. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 399. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 400. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 401. References Moscher, Gouvernor. (1978). Kyoto: A Contemplative Guide. Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing . ISBN 978-0-8048-1294-8 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. ISBN 978-2-7068-1632-1; OCLC 51096469 Richie, Donald . (1995). The Temples of Kyoto. Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8048-2032-5 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)