Sōji-ji

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the temple in Ibaraki see Sōji-ji (Ibaraki)

The Buddha Hall ( 仏 殿 , butsu-den ) of the temple

The Sōji-ji ( Japanese 總 持 寺 ) is next to the Eihei-ji the second main temple of the Japanese Sōtō-shū .

Formerly a monastery of the Hossō-shū , the Sōji-ji became a center of the Sōtō-shū after Keizan Jōkin was appointed abbot in 1321.

The current location of the monastery is Yokohama ( Kanagawa Prefecture ).

Web links

Commons : Sōji-ji (Yokohama)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official Website (Japanese)
• Information on A Guide to Kamakura (English)

Coordinates: 35 ° 30 '27.2 "  N , 139 ° 40' 14.1"  E