is a
Sōtō Zen
Sōtō Zen or is the largest of the three traditional sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism (the others being Rinzai and Ōbaku). It is the Japanese line of the Chinese Cáodòng school, which was founded during the Tang dynasty by Dòngshān L ...
temple in
Saga
is a series of science fantasy role-playing video games by Square Enix. The series originated on the Game Boy in 1989 as the creation of Akitoshi Kawazu at Square (video game company), Square. It has since continued across multiple platforms, ...
,
Saga Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of 809,248 (1 August 2020) and has a geographic area of 2,440 km2 (942 sq mi). Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasak ...
, Japan. It was the
bodaiji or family temple of the
Ryūzōji and
Nabeshima clans, many of whom are buried in its grounds.
See also
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Saga Prefectural Museum
opened in 1970 on the ''sannomaru'' site of Saga Castle in the city of Saga, Japan, in 1970. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture.
The museum displays materials relating to the natural history, archaeology, histo ...
References
External links
Kōden-ji
Buddhist temples in Saga Prefecture
Saga (city)
Nabeshima clan
Saga Prefecture designated tangible cultural property
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