Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Kyoto

The Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Kyoto(京都十三仏霊場, Kyōto jūsan butsu reijō) are a group of 13 Buddhist sacred sites in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture. The majority of the temples in this grouping are part of Japanese esoteric Shingon Buddhism and the Rinzai school.

Directory

Number	Temple	Principal image	Sect	Location
1.	Chishaku-in	Fudō-myōō	Shingon-shū Chizan-ha	Kyoto, Higashiyama-ku
2.	Seiryō-ji	Shaka Nyorai	Jōdo-shū	Kyoto, Ukyō-ku, Sagashakadofujinokicho
3.	Reiun'in	Monju Bosatsu	Tōfuku-ji Rinzai	Kyoto, Higashiyama-ku Honmachi
4.	Daikōmyō-ji	Fugen Bosatsu	Shōkoku-ji Rinzai	Kyoto, Kamigyō-ku, Kamitachiuricho
5.	Daizen-ji	Jizō Bosatsu	Jōdo-shū	Kyoto, Fushimi-ku, Momoyama Nishimachi
6.	Sennyū-ji	Miroku Bosatsu	Sennyū-ji Shingon	Kyoto, Higashiyama-ku, Sennyuji Yamanouchicho
7.	Byōdō-ji	Yakushi Nyorai	Shingon-shū Chizan-ha	Kyoto, Shimogyō-ku, Torimaru Matsubarahigashi
8.	Daihōon-ji	Kannon Bosatsu	Shingon-shū Chizan-ha	Kyoto, Kamigyō-ku, Gotsujidori
9.	Ninna-ji	Seishi Bosatsu	Omuro Shingon	Kyoto, Ukyō-ku, Omuroouchi
10.	Hōkongō-in	Amida Nyorai	Tōshōdai-ji Risshū	Kyoto, Ukyō-ku, Hanazonooginocho
11.	Hōkan-ji	Ashuku Nyorai	Ninna-ji Rinzai	Kyoto, Higashiyama-ku, Yasaka Kamimachi
12.	Tō-ji	Dainichi Nyorai	Tō-ji Shingon	Kyoto, Minami-ku, Kujōchō
13.	Hōrin-ji	Kokūzō Bosatsu	Hōrai-ji Shingon	Kyoto, Nishikyō-ku, Arashiyama Kokuzoyamacho

External links

Official website
Explanatory site

Buddhist temples in Japan

Japanese Buddhist architecture

Architectonic elements	hidden roof hisashi irimoya kaerumata: see nakazonae kairō karahafu karesansui kentozuka: see nakazonae komainu katōmado mokoshi moya nakazonae Niō or Kongōrikishi sandō shichidō garan shōrō sōrin tokyō tōrō onigawara
Mon (gates)	karamon nijūmon niōmon rōmon sanmon sōmon torii
Buildings	Chinjusha chōzuya/temizuya -dō main hall (kon-dō, hon-dō, butsuden) kuri kyōzō or kyō-dō shoin
Japanese pagodas	gorintō hōkyōintō hōtō kasatōba sotōba muhōtō tahōtō
Styles	Daibutsuyō Wayō Setchūyō Shoin-zukuri Shin-Wayō Zenshūyō Ōbaku Zen architecture
Others	A-un ken

Schools and objects of worship

Major schools	Jōdo Nichiren Shingon Tendai
Zen schools	Sōtō Ōbaku Rinzai
Nanto rokushū	Jōjitsu Hossō Kusha Kegon Ritsu Sanron
Objects of worship	Amida Nyōrai Benzaiten Dainichi Nyorai Jizō Kannon Marishi-ten Shaka Nyorai Shitennō (Four Kings) Twelve Heavenly Generals (Jūni Shinshō) Yakushi Nyorai

Other elements

Implements	kei (ritual gong) mokugyō
Others	bussokuseki butsudan Glossary of Japanese Buddhism Japanese Buddhist pantheon jingū-ji miyadera saisenbako