Seichō-ji
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Seichō-ji (Japanese: 清澄寺), also known as Kiyozumi-dera (清水寺), is a Nichiren Buddhist[2] temple located in the city of Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Along with Kuon-ji in Yamanashi Prefecture, Ikegami Honmon-ji in the south of Tokyo, and Tanjō-ji also in Kamogawa City, Seichō-ji is one of the "Four Sacred Places of Nichiren Shū."
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Seichō-ji | |
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清澄寺 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism |
Deity | Great Mandala of the Ten Spiritual Realms |
Rite | Nichiren Shū[1] |
Location | |
Location | Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture |
Country | Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 35°9′39.5″N 140°9′4.8″E |
Architecture | |
Completed | 771 |
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The Buddhist priest Nichiren was once educated at the temple, and was chosen at one time to be a successor to its priesthood before he began his own ministry which later became Nichiren Buddhism. At the time, the temple was dedicated to the Pure Land sect, prior to being a Tendai temple, then later changed into Shingon, and now designated a Nichiren Shu temple.