List of Buddhist Temples in Kyoto - Heian Period in Kyoto (794-1229)

Heian Period in Kyoto (794-1229)

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  • Kōryū-ji (広隆寺, Kōryū-ji?), also known as the "Uzamasa-dera" (太秦寺, Uzamasa-dera?).
  • Rokkaku-dō (六角堂, Rokkaku-dō?).
  • Adashino Nenbutsu-ji (化野念仏寺, Adashino Nenbutsu-ji?).
  • Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺, Kiyomizu-dera?), formally identified as Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera (音羽山清水寺, Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera?). — World Historical Heritage Site
  • Enryaku-ji (延暦寺, Enryaku-ji?). — World Historical Heritage Site
  • Yamashiro Kokubun-ji (山城国分寺, Yamashiro Kokubun-ji?).
  • East Temple (東寺, Tō-ji?), formally identified as Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji (教王護国寺, Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji?).
    • West Temple (西寺, Sai-ji?), destroyed in 1233 and never rebuilt.
  • Daikaku-ji (大覚寺, Daikaku-ji?).
  • Ninna-ji (仁和寺, Ninna-ji?). — World Historical Heritage Site
  • Sennyū-ji (泉涌寺, Sennyū-ji?).
  • Yengaku-ji.
  • Gangyō-ji (元慶寺, Gangyō-ji?), after 986 known more popularly as Kazan-ji (花山寺, Kazan-ji?).
  • Rokushō-ji (六勝寺, Rokushō-ji?).
    • Hosshō-ji (法勝寺, Hosshō-ji?).
    • Sonshō-ji (尊勝寺, Sonshō-ji?).
    • Saishō-ji (最勝寺, Saishō-ji?).
    • Enshō-ji (円勝寺, Enshō-ji]'?).
    • Jōshō-ji (成勝寺, Jōshō-ji?).
    • Enshō-ji (延勝寺, Enshō-ji?).
  • Onjō-ji (園城寺, Onjō-ji?), more commonly known as Mii-dera (三井寺,御井寺, Mii-dera?)
  • Daigo-ji (醍醐寺, Daigo-ji?).
  • Kajū-ji (勧修寺, Kajū-ji?), also spelled Kwajū-ji.
  • Nison-in (二村院, Nison-in?), formally identified as Ogura-yama Nison-kyo-in Keidai-ji (小倉山 二尊教院 華台寺, Ogura-yama Nison-kyo-in Keidai-ji?).
  • Byōdō-in (平等院, Byōdō-in?).
  • Sanjūsangen-dō (三十三間堂, Sanjūsangen-dō?).

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