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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>*''Founded: [[1821]], Shingyô Sôzu''<br />
*''Other Names'': 長谷山北ノ院 ''(choukokuzan kitanoin)''<br />
*''Japanese'': 大行寺 ''(daigyou-ji)''<br />
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Daigyô-ji is a [[Shin-shu|Shin-shû]] [[Buddhist temple]] in [[Kyoto]], associated with the neighboring [[Bukko-ji|Bukkô-ji]].<br />
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The temple was founded in [[1821]] by ''gakutô'' (highest ranking scholarly monk) Shingyô Sôzu, on the site of the moon-viewing tower (''tsukimi goten'') of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]'s Bukkôji Takakura Palace. It was then moved to its current location, adjacent to Bukkô-ji, in [[1853]].<br />
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The chief object of worship at Daigyô-ji is a statue of [[Amida Buddha]], which has been nationally designated an [[Important Cultural Property]].<br />
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==References==<br />
*Plaques on-site.<br />
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