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*''Japanese'': 円覚寺 ''(Engakuji)''
*''Japanese'': 円覚寺 ''(Engakuji)''
::''For the temple in Okinawa, see [[Engaku-ji (Okinawa)]].''
Engakuji is a [[Rinzai]] [[Zen]] temple in [[Kamakura]], ranked second among the ''[[Kamakura Gosan]]''. It was founded in [[1282]] by Ch'an priest [[Mugaku Sogen]] upon the request of ''[[Shikken]]'' [[Hojo Tokimune|Hôjô Tokimune]], who sought to expand the presence of Zen, the sect to which he devoted himself, and in order to serve as a temple dedicated to the spirits of those killed, on both sides, in the failed [[Mongol invasions]].
Engakuji is a [[Rinzai]] [[Zen]] temple in [[Kamakura]], ranked second among the ''[[Kamakura Gosan]]''. It was founded in [[1282]] by Ch'an priest [[Mugaku Sogen]] upon the request of ''[[Shikken]]'' [[Hojo Tokimune|Hôjô Tokimune]], who sought to expand the presence of Zen, the sect to which he devoted himself, and in order to serve as a temple dedicated to the spirits of those killed, on both sides, in the failed [[Mongol invasions]].