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::''For the temple in Okinawa, see [[Engaku-ji (Okinawa)]].''
[[Image:Engakuji Shariden.jpg|right|thumb|300px|One section of the Engaku-ji complex, the ''shariden'' in the distance.]]
[[Image:Engakuji Shariden.jpg|right|thumb|300px|One section of the Engaku-ji complex, the ''shariden'' in the distance.]]
*''Founded: [[1282]]''
*''Founded: [[1282]]''
*''Japanese'': 円覚寺 ''(Engakuji)''
*''Japanese'': 円覚寺 ''(Engakuji)''
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]].