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[[Image:Sangenin.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The view through the gates of Sangen-in. Access to the temple is generally not permitted to the public.]]
*''Founded: [[1589]]''
*''Japanese'': 三玄院 ''(Sangen-in)''

Sangen-in is a [[tatchu|sub-temple]] of [[Daitoku-ji]] in [[Kyoto]], founded in [[1589]] by [[Ishida Mitsunari]], [[Asano Yukinaga]], and [[Mori Tadamasa]] (younger brother of [[Mori Ranmaru]]).

[[Shun'oku Soen|Shun'oku Sôen]], the first abbot of Sangen-in, instructed a number of famous figures in the way of [[Zen]], including [[Hasegawa Tohaku|Hasegawa Tôhaku]], [[Kobori Enshu|Kobori Enshû]], [[Furuta Oribe]], and [[Tonai Kenchu|Tônai Kenchû]].

[[Takuan]], [[Sen Sotan|Sen Sôtan]], and others also studied here, and the temple grounds contain the graves of Shun'oku, Mitsunari, Tadamasa, Kenchû, and Oribe.

The temple is generally not open to the public.

==References==
*Official plaques on site.

[[Category:Temples]]
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