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Kyoto's oldest Zen temple, where Sotatsu's Wind and Thunder Gods were kept; twin dragons cover its lecture hall ceiling.
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Kennin-ji (Japanese: 建仁寺) is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, and head temple of its associated branch of Rinzai Buddhism. It is considered to be one of the so-called Kyoto Gozan or "five most important Zen temples of Kyoto".
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1202 Highlights / collection：Tawaraya Sotatsu, Wind God and Thunder God screens (original at Kyoto National Museum), Twin dragon painting in the Dharma hall Genre：Nihonga (Japanese-style painting), Architecture
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