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*''Founded: [[1456]], [[Kaiin]]''
*''Japanese'': 天龍寺 ''(Tenryuu-ji)''

Tenryû-ji was a [[Rinzai]] [[Zen]] Buddhist temple on [[Okinawa Island]], founded by the Japanese monk [[Kaiin]] in [[1456]].

One of the temple's main bells, also cast in 1456, was transferred to Okinawa's [[Tenno-ji (Okinawa)|Tennô-ji]] when Tenryû-ji was dissolved. The bell was later moved to [[Ankokuzen-ji]]. In 1944, the bell was donated to be melted down to support the war effort, and was believed lost. However, it was later discovered intact at a temple in [[Tottori prefecture]], and was returned to Okinawa in 1962.

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==References==
*Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/29777756824/sizes/l]

[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]