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The Hōjō (one of Japan's National Treasures)

Nanzen-ji was founded in the middle Heian period. Nanzen-ji is not itself considered one of the "five great Zen temples of Kyoto"; however, it does play an important role in the "Five Mountain System" which was modified from Chinese roots. is considered to be one of the so-called or "five great Zen temples of Kyoto", along with , , , and . The head temple presiding over the Gozan in Kyoto is Nanzen-ji. After the completion of Shōkoku-ji by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu in 1386, a new ranking system was created with Nanzen-ji at the top and in a class of its own. Nanzen-ji had the title of "First Temple of The Land" and played a supervising role.

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Nanzen-ji official web site Nanzen-ji official web site nanzenji.com/english/index.html - Web

Kyoto Prefectural Tourism Guide Kyoto Prefectural Tourism Guide www.pref.kyoto.jp/visitkyoto/en/ - Web

Joint Council for Japanese Rinzai and Obaku Zen Joint Council for Japanese Rinzai and Obaku Zen zen.rinnou.net/index.html - Web

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