Rinnō-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Organization buddhist_temple Q1348249
Rinnō-ji Temple
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Summary

Rinnō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rinnō-ji Temple's religion is recorded as Tendai[3].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple is located in Nikkō-shi[4].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple[6].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Shōdō[7].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple's postal code is recorded as 321-1431[8].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple's child organization or unit is recorded as Chūzen-ji Temple[9].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple's child organization or unit is recorded as Onsen-ji Temple[10].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple is part of Shrines and Temples of Nikkō[11].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple is part of Tochigi no Hyakusama[12].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple's Commons category is recorded as Rinnō-ji[13].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple comprises Taiyū-in Mausoleum[14].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple comprises Shōyō-en[15].
  • 766 marks the founding of Rinnō-ji Temple[16].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.754161, 'lon': 139.602708}[17].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Mount Nikkō[18].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Amitābha Buddha[19].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteśvara[20].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Hayagriva[21].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.rinnoji.or.jp/[22].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as National Treasure of Japan[23].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[24].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Site of Japan[25].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '輪王寺'}[26].
  • Rinnō-ji Temple's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '日光山'}[27].

Body

Founding

Rinnō-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Shōdō[7]. 766 marks the founding of it[16].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '輪王寺'}[26] and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '日光山'}[27]. Part of include Shrines and Temples of Nikkō[11], a historic site[28], in Japan[29] and Tochigi no Hyakusama[12].

Operations

Subsidiaries include Chūzen-ji Temple[9], a Buddhist temple[30], in Japan[31], founded in 0784[32] and Onsen-ji Temple[10], a Buddhist temple[33], in Japan[34], founded in 0788[35].

Why It Matters

Rinnō-ji Temple ranks in the top 10% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp. houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp. houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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