Kōfuku-ji or Tōmeizan Kōfuku-ji
[.] ( ja, , ''Tōmeizan Kōfuku-ji'') is a
Buddhist temple
A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa, wat and pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in Buddhism represen ...
of the
Ōbaku school of Zen established in 1624 in
Nagasaki, Japan. It is an
important cultural asset designated by the government.
Its Mazu Hall (''Masu-do'') or
Bodhisattva Hall (''Bosa-do'')
[.] is one of the few
temples
A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called churches), Hinduism (whose temples ...
located in Japan of the
Chinese sea goddess known as
Mazu
Mazu or Matsu is a Chinese sea goddess also known by several other names and titles. She is the deified form of the legendary figure Lin Mo or Lin Moniang, a Fujianese shamaness whose life span is traditionally dated from 960 to 987. Re ...
, the
deified form of the medieval
Fujianese
shamaness
Shamanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with what they believe to be a spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spirits or spiritu ...
Lin Moniang ().
Gallery
Image:Nagasaki Kofukuji M5667.jpg, Main hall
Image:Nagasaki Kofukuji M5682.jpg, Bell and drum tower
References
External links
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Kōfuku-ji at
Nagasaki University
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Toumeizan Koufukuji
Buddhist temples in Nagasaki Prefecture
Buildings and structures in Nagasaki
Obaku temples
1624 in Japan
Buildings and structures completed in 1624
Mazu temples
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