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Kencho-ji 建長寺

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Kencho-ji
Photo: Tarourashima — Public domain — via Wikimedia Commons · original

Kenchō-ji is a Rinzai Zen temple in Kamakura, Japan. It was completed in 1253 and is the oldest Zen training monastery in the country. The temple was founded by the Chinese monk Lanxi Daolong at the request of Hōjō Tokiyori.

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