Kisshō-ji
Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Tokyo neighbourhood, see Kichijōji.
Kisshō-ji, also Kichijō-ji (吉祥寺) is a Buddhist Temple located in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.[1] It was founded in 1458, during the Muromachi period.
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In 1592, the "Sendan-Rin" School for Buddhist monks was founded in the precincts of the temple. In 1905, the Sendan-Rin School was renamed Soto-shu University; in 1925 Soto-shu University became Komazawa University.
The temple is where Enomoto Takeaki was buried in 1908 at the age of 72.