Sōji-ji (總持寺) is one of two main temples of the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism. The temple was originally founded in 740 in Noto, but was totally destroyed by fire in 1898. It was rebuilt over a period of several years and reopened in its present location at Tsurumi, Yokohama in 1911. The temple also sustained considerable damage in the March 2007 Earthquake in Noto.
Its chenger was Keizan. Abbot is called Zenji (Master of Zen).
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History
School
Branches
- Sōjijisoin (総持寺祖院) in Ishikawa Prefecture.
- Hōgen-ji (法源寺), also known as the Sōjiji Hokkaidō Betsuin (総持寺北海道別院), in Matsumae.
In the U.S.A
See also
- Eiheiji (the other main Soto temple)
- For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism.
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- Sojiji web site
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- Film 'Life of Zen', depicting life at Eiheiji and Sojiji
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