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[[File:Shuri-tennoji.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The Methodist Church which has stood on the former site of the Tennô-ji since 1933.]]
*''Founded: c. 1470, [[Sho En|Shô En]]''
*''Japanese'': 天王寺 ''(Tennouji)''
The Tennô-ji was one of three Buddhist temples in [[Shuri]] associated with the Second Shô Dynasty royal family of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]]. While the [[Engaku-ji]] enshrined the spirits of past kings, and the [[Tenkai-ji]] those of the unmarried children of the royal family, the Tennô-ji was dedicated to the spirits of the kingdom's queens.
The temple is believed to have been founded around 1470, by King [[Sho En|Shô En]]. Following the [[Ryukyu shobun|dissolution of the kingdom]] in [[1879]], Tennô-ji became the private temple of the Shô family, but it was sold off soon afterwards. The main building was relocated elsewhere, and re-established as a school, while the original location became in 1933 the site of a Methodist Church, which continues to operate on that site today. Sections of the temple's stone foundation walls are still visible along Ryûtan-dôri.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site.
==External Links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E6%95%99%E5%9B%A3%E3%80%80%E9%A6%96%E9%87%8C%E6%95%99%E4%BC%9A&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=26.219327,127.721338&spn=0.001292,0.002642&sll=26.219245,127.721407&sspn=0.001292,0.002642&t=h&hq=%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E6%95%99%E5%9B%A3%E3%80%80%E9%A6%96%E9%87%8C%E6%95%99%E4%BC%9A&z=19&layer=c&cbll=26.219245,127.721407&panoid=yr7mTaZUklaGrld-TpYfHg&cbp=12,29.84,,0,1.1 Former location of the Tennô-ji, on Google Maps]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Temples]]
*''Founded: c. 1470, [[Sho En|Shô En]]''
*''Japanese'': 天王寺 ''(Tennouji)''
The Tennô-ji was one of three Buddhist temples in [[Shuri]] associated with the Second Shô Dynasty royal family of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]]. While the [[Engaku-ji]] enshrined the spirits of past kings, and the [[Tenkai-ji]] those of the unmarried children of the royal family, the Tennô-ji was dedicated to the spirits of the kingdom's queens.
The temple is believed to have been founded around 1470, by King [[Sho En|Shô En]]. Following the [[Ryukyu shobun|dissolution of the kingdom]] in [[1879]], Tennô-ji became the private temple of the Shô family, but it was sold off soon afterwards. The main building was relocated elsewhere, and re-established as a school, while the original location became in 1933 the site of a Methodist Church, which continues to operate on that site today. Sections of the temple's stone foundation walls are still visible along Ryûtan-dôri.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site.
==External Links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E6%95%99%E5%9B%A3%E3%80%80%E9%A6%96%E9%87%8C%E6%95%99%E4%BC%9A&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=26.219327,127.721338&spn=0.001292,0.002642&sll=26.219245,127.721407&sspn=0.001292,0.002642&t=h&hq=%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E6%95%99%E5%9B%A3%E3%80%80%E9%A6%96%E9%87%8C%E6%95%99%E4%BC%9A&z=19&layer=c&cbll=26.219245,127.721407&panoid=yr7mTaZUklaGrld-TpYfHg&cbp=12,29.84,,0,1.1 Former location of the Tennô-ji, on Google Maps]
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[[Category:Temples]]