Sanjūsangen-dō (三十三間堂, Temple of thirty-three bays) is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto, Japan. The temple was founded in 1164 by Taira no Kiyomori for the cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa. It is officially known as Rengeō-in (蓮華王院, hall of the Lotus King) and belongs to the Myōhō-in temple complex. | ||||||
Affiliation: Tendai | ||||||
Location: 605-0941, Sanjusangendomawari, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 675 | ||||||