is a Rinzai Buddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku Kyoto, Japan.Iwao, Seiichi et al. (2002). Dictionnaire historique du Japon, p. 1742. Owing to the influence of the Ashikaga, Manju-ji was designated a Jissatsu temple for a time. At present, it is a sub-temple of Tōfuku-ji.Baroni, Helen Josephine. (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism, p. 214. It is considered to be one of the so-called Kyoto Gozan or "five great Zen temples of Kyoto".
History Manju-ji was founded in the middle Heian period (late 13th century). Japan Cultural Profile: "Buddhist architecture in the Kamakura period (1185-1333)" In 1305, (1235–1308) was appointed abbot of Manju-ji. Joint Council for Japanese Rinzai and Obaku Zen: "Transmission of Zen to Japan"
In 2012, the monastery participated in the so-called East-West Spiritual Exchanges organised by the Institute for Zen Studies of Hanazono University and the Monastic Interreligious Dialogue (DIMMID) in which Buddhist and Christian monks or nuns take turns residing for one month in each other’s monasteries.
Artwork An artistically noteworthy Amida figure is too large to be moved from Manju-ji for display elsewhere.McCallum, Donald F. "Heian Sculpture at the Tokyo National Museum. Part II: A Review Article," Artibus Asiae, Vol. 36, No. 1/2 (1974), pp. 147 n3. The temple holds a collection of esoteric Buddhist art which was traditionally used in teaching the salient points in the story of the life of Gautama Buddha. JAANUS (Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System): .
See also List of Buddhist temples List of Buddhist temples in Kyoto
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