Enshō-ji (Nara)

Enshō-ji (圓照寺 or 円照寺) is a Buddhist temple complex in Nara founded by Queen Bunchi, daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo, in 1656. Together with Chūgū-ji and Hokke-ji, it is considered one of the Three Yamato Monzeki (大和三門跡), or imperial temples, belonging to the Myōshin-ji school of Rinzai Zen.[1]

Entrance gate of Enshō-ji

The temple served as model for Gesshū-ji (月修寺) in Yukio Mishima's Spring Snow and was used as one of the locations for the filming of its 2005 dramatization.

The temple is also home to the head office of the ikebana school called Yamamura Go-ryū (山村御流).[2]

The temple is not open to the public.

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References

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  1. "大和の尼寺 三門跡 円照寺・中宮寺・法華寺：主婦の友社編（古書・古本） 日本の古本屋：書籍検索結果詳細". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  2. "Ensho-ji Temple Yamamura Goryu Ikebana Exhibition".
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