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*''Established: [[645]]''
*''Other Names'': 金龍山 ''(Kinryuuzan)''
*''Japanese'': 浅草寺 ''(Sensou-ji)''
Sensô-ji is the oldest Buddhist temple in [[Tokyo]]. Originally founded in XX, it forms the center of the [[Asakusa]] district, and served to defend the shogunal capital of [[Edo]] (and now Tokyo) from the unlucky northeastern direction.
==History==
The temple is said to have been founded after peasants discovered a statue of the [[bodhisattva]] [[Kannon]] floating in the [[Sumidagawa]] (Sumida River), and built a temple to enshrine it.
==Grounds==
The temple is approached via two large gates. The Kaminarimon ("Thunder Gate"), famous for its massive paper lantern, is said to date to [[942]]. It was first built by [[Taira no Kinmasa]], at a different location, but was moved here in [[1635]] and rebuilt and expanded in [[1649]] by the shogunate. The gate has been destroyed time and again, as have most of the city's sights; the current reconstructed version of the gate dates to 1960. The gate is more formally known as Fûraijin-mon ("Gate of the Wind and Thunder Gods"); both names are written large on a paper lantern hanging under the gate.
Beyond the Kaminarimon is a large market area extending to the left and right of the central pedestrian path to the temple, known as Nakamise-dôri. This street leads directly to the second of the two major gates, the Hôzômon ("Treasure Store Gate"), which in turn opens up onto the chief central plaza of the temple, and the central worship hall.
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==References==
[[Category:Temples]]
*''Other Names'': 金龍山 ''(Kinryuuzan)''
*''Japanese'': 浅草寺 ''(Sensou-ji)''
Sensô-ji is the oldest Buddhist temple in [[Tokyo]]. Originally founded in XX, it forms the center of the [[Asakusa]] district, and served to defend the shogunal capital of [[Edo]] (and now Tokyo) from the unlucky northeastern direction.
==History==
The temple is said to have been founded after peasants discovered a statue of the [[bodhisattva]] [[Kannon]] floating in the [[Sumidagawa]] (Sumida River), and built a temple to enshrine it.
==Grounds==
The temple is approached via two large gates. The Kaminarimon ("Thunder Gate"), famous for its massive paper lantern, is said to date to [[942]]. It was first built by [[Taira no Kinmasa]], at a different location, but was moved here in [[1635]] and rebuilt and expanded in [[1649]] by the shogunate. The gate has been destroyed time and again, as have most of the city's sights; the current reconstructed version of the gate dates to 1960. The gate is more formally known as Fûraijin-mon ("Gate of the Wind and Thunder Gods"); both names are written large on a paper lantern hanging under the gate.
Beyond the Kaminarimon is a large market area extending to the left and right of the central pedestrian path to the temple, known as Nakamise-dôri. This street leads directly to the second of the two major gates, the Hôzômon ("Treasure Store Gate"), which in turn opens up onto the chief central plaza of the temple, and the central worship hall.
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==References==
[[Category:Temples]]
