Kōshō-ji (Uji)

Kōshō-ji
興聖寺
Main Hall
Religion
AffiliationSōtō Zen
DeityShaka Sanzon (Śākyamuni triad)
Location
Location27 Ujiyamada, Uji, Kyoto Prefecture
CountryJapan
Geographic coordinates34°53′24.1″N 135°48′49.45″E / 34.890028°N 135.8137361°E / 34.890028; 135.8137361
Architecture
Completed1649

Kōshō-ji (Japanese: 興聖寺) is a Sōtō Zen in temple in Japan. It bears an abbreviated form of the name of the temple established by Eihei Dōgen in Kyoto, Kōshōhōrin-ji, but it was established four centuries after that temple was destroyed, and in a different location.

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