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Bukkō-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan
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Summary

Bukkō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple[1]. It draws 401 Wikipedia views per month (buddhist temple category, ranking #100 of 757).[2]

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Shinshū Bukkōji-ha[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Shimogyō-ku[4]
  • Country: Japan[5]
  • Founder: Ryōgen[6]
  • Commons category: Bukkō-ji[7]
  • Inception: 1212[8], 1320[9]
  • Located on street: Takakura Street[10]
  • Dedicated to: Amitābha Buddha[11]
  • Official website: http://www.bukkoji.or.jp/english/index.html[12], http://www.bukkoji.or.jp/[13]
  • Official name: 渋谷山[14]
  • Legal form: religious corporation[15]
  • Name in kana: ぶっこうじ[16]
  • Street address: 京都府京都市下京区高倉通仏光寺下ル新開町397[17]

Why It Matters

Bukkō-ji Temple has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . bukkoji.or.jp. bukkoji.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . bukkoji.or.jp. bukkoji.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Coordinate location → {'lat': 35.000808, 'lon': 135.762111}
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