Eiheiji Temple
64 910-1133, Japan, Fukui Yoshida Eiheiji Temple Matsuoka Kasuga 1-teme
Description:
Eiheiji Temple is a Zen Buddhist temple located in the wooded mountains of Eitzen Province (Fukui Prefecture), Japan. The temple is the center of the Zen Buddhist school of Soto.
The temple was founded in 1243 by Dogen. In 1473, the temple was badly damaged by fire, but at the end of the XVI century it again turned into one of the two centers of Soto-shu. It is now the central monastery of the Soto sect.
Eiheiji Temple is located 15 kilometers from the city of Fukui. It consists of more than 70 buildings and structures connected by passageways. About 50 monks and 250 disciples live in Eiheiji.