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Zenpuku-ji (善福寺), also known as Azabu-san (麻布山), is a temple located in the Azabu district of Tokyo, Japan.[1]

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  1. 28 relations: Amitābha, Asakusa, Azabu, Bombing of Tokyo (10 March 1945), Fukuzawa Yukichi, Ginkgo, Glossary of Japanese Buddhism, Henry Heusken, Japan, Jōdo Shinshū, Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha, Kamakura period, Kūkai, Keio University, Masuda Takashi, Minato, Tokyo, Mitsui, Monuments of Japan, Moto-Azabu, Rōnin, Shingon Buddhism, Shinran, Shogun, Tokyo, Townsend Harris, Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–Japan), United States, 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.

  2. 9th-century establishments in Japan
  3. Buddhist temples in Tokyo
  4. Jōdo Shin temples
  5. Religious buildings and structures completed in the 820s
  6. Religious organizations established in the 9th century

Amitābha

Amitābha (अमिताभ; 'Infinite Light') is the principal Buddha of Pure Land Buddhism.

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Asakusa

is a district in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan.

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Azabu

is an area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

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Bombing of Tokyo (10 March 1945)

On the night of 9/10 March 1945, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) conducted a devastating firebombing raid on Tokyo, the Japanese capital city.

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Fukuzawa Yukichi

was a Japanese educator, philosopher, writer, entrepreneur and samurai who founded Keio University, the newspaper, and the Institute for Study of Infectious Diseases.

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Ginkgo

Ginkgo is a genus of non-flowering seed plants.

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Glossary of Japanese Buddhism

This is the glossary of Japanese Buddhism, including major terms the casual (or brand-new) reader might find useful in understanding articles on the subject.

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Henry Heusken

Hendrick Conrad Joannes Heusken (January 20, 1832 – January 15, 1861) was a Dutch American interpreter for the first American consulate in Japan, established at Gyokusen-ji in Shimoda, Shizuoka in the late Bakumatsu period.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Jōdo Shinshū

, also known as Shin Buddhism or True Pure Land Buddhism, is a school of Pure Land Buddhism founded by the former Tendai Japanese monk Shinran.

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Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha

Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha (official name), commonly called Honganji-ha, is a Japanese Buddhist organization.

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Kamakura period

The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shōgun Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle between the Taira and Minamoto clans.

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Kūkai

Kūkai (空海; 27 July 774 – 22 April 835Kūkai was born in 774, the 5th year of the Hōki era; his exact date of birth was designated as the fifteenth day of the sixth month of the Japanese lunar calendar, some 400 years later, by the Shingon sect (Hakeda, 1972 p. 14). Accordingly, Kūkai's birthday is commemorated on June 15 in modern times.

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Keio University

, abbreviated as or, is a private research university located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

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Masuda Takashi

Baron, was a Japanese industrialist, investor, and art collector.

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Minato, Tokyo

is a special ward of Tokyo, Japan.

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Mitsui

is a Japanese corporate group and keiretsu that traces its roots to the zaibatsu groups that were dissolved after World War II.

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Monuments of Japan

is a collective term used by the Japanese government's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties to denote Cultural Properties of JapanIn this article, capitals indicate an official designation as opposed to a simple definition, e.g "Cultural Properties" as opposed to "cultural properties".

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Moto-Azabu

is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Zenpuku-ji and Moto-Azabu are Tokyo geography stubs.

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Rōnin

In feudal Japan (1185–1868), a rōnin (浪人,, 'drifter' or 'wandering man') was a samurai who had no lord or master and in some cases, had also severed all links with his family or clan.

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Shingon Buddhism

is one of the major schools of Buddhism in Japan and one of the few surviving Vajrayana lineages in East Asian Buddhism.

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Shinran

Popular Buddhism in Japan: Shin Buddhist Religion & Culture by Esben Andreasen, pp.

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Shogun

Shogun (shōgun), officially, was the title of the military rulers of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868.

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Tokyo

Tokyo (東京), officially the Tokyo Metropolis (label), is the capital of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023 and the second-most-populated capital in the world.

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Townsend Harris

Townsend Harris (October 4, 1804 – February 25, 1878) was an American merchant and politician who served as the first United States Consul General to Japan.

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Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–Japan)

The, also called the Harris Treaty was a treaty signed between the United States and Tokugawa Shogunate, which opened the ports of Kanagawa and four other Japanese cities to trade and granted extraterritoriality to foreigners, among a number of trading stipulations.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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1923 Great Kantō earthquake

The also known in Japanese as struck the Kantō Plain on the main Japanese island of Honshū at 11:58:32 JST (02:58:32 UTC) on Saturday, September 1, 1923.

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See also

9th-century establishments in Japan

Buddhist temples in Tokyo

Jōdo Shin temples

Religious buildings and structures completed in the 820s

Religious organizations established in the 9th century

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenpuku-ji

Also known as Zenpukuji.