Kōfuku-ji (Nagasaki)
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Kōfuku-ji or Tōmeizan Kōfuku-ji. (, ''Tōmeizan Kōfuku-ji'') is a
Buddhist temple A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhism, Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa, wat, khurul and pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in B ...
of the Ōbaku school of Zen established in 1624 in
Nagasaki , officially , is the capital and the largest Cities of Japan, city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. Founded by the Portuguese, the port of Portuguese_Nagasaki, Nagasaki became the sole Nanban trade, port used for tr ...
, Japan. It is an important cultural asset designated by the government. Its Mazu Hall (''Masu-do'') or
Bodhisattva In Buddhism, a bodhisattva is a person who has attained, or is striving towards, '' bodhi'' ('awakening', 'enlightenment') or Buddhahood. Often, the term specifically refers to a person who forgoes or delays personal nirvana or ''bodhi'' in ...
Hall (''Bosa-do''). is one of the few temples located in Japan of the Chinese sea goddess known as
Mazu Mazu or Matsu is a sea goddess in Chinese folk religion, Chinese Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. She is also known by several other names and titles. Mazu is the deified form of Lin Moniang (), a shamaness from Fujian who is said to ...
, the deified form of the medieval
Fujian Fujian is a provinces of China, province in East China, southeastern China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefe ...
ese shamaness Lin Moniang ().


Gallery

Image:Nagasaki Kofukuji M5667.jpg, Main hall Image:Nagasaki Kofukuji M5682.jpg, Bell and drum tower


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Kōfuku-ji
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Toumeizan Koufukuji
Buddhist temples in Nagasaki Prefecture Religious buildings and structures in Nagasaki Obaku temples 1624 in Japan Buildings and structures completed in 1624 Mazu temples Nagasaki Prefecture designated tangible cultural property Designated historic sites of Nagasaki Prefecture {{Nagasaki-geo-stub