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Daikaku-ji Temple 大覚寺

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Daikaku-ji Temple
Photo: "心経宝塔と放生池 大覚寺 京都市右京区嵯峨大沢町 Nov 1, 2018" by m-louis .® is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. · original

Daikaku-ji Temple in Kyoto was originally Emperor Saga's villa. After his death, his daughter, Empress Masako, ordered it to become a temple. The temple houses a copy of the Heart Sutra, which Emperor Saga himself wrote.

Source: discoverkyoto.com ↗, read 2026-09-10

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