Manman-ji

Manman-ji
万満寺

Basic information
Location 2547 Mabashi, Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture
Affiliation Rinzai Zen Daitoku-ji Sect
Deity Amida Nyorai
Country Japan
Architectural description
Founder Chiba Yoritane, Ninshō
Completed 1256

Manman-ji (万満寺)is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Matsudo in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The temple was built by Chiba Yoritane in 1256, originally as a Shingon Buddhist temple named Dainichi-ji, but was renamed Manman-ji in 1312.

Between 1532 and 1555 Takagi Tanetatsu, a regional leader, invited the Rinzai Zen priest Kinho from Daitoku-ji in Kyoto to the region. Over the next several years the area gained many adherents to Rinzai Zen, and Manman-ji became an important place of worship. Manman-ji owns numerous examples of Buddhist statues of the Muromachi period.

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Coordinates: 35°48′N 139°55′E / 35.800°N 139.917°E / 35.800; 139.917

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