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Kyoto

Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan for over a thousand years and a principal centre of Japanese Buddhism, home to head temples of many schools. The Sōtō Zen founder Dōgen was born in Kyoto in 1200 and, after returning from China, established his first temple (Kōshō-ji) on its outskirts before moving to Echizen to found Eihei-ji.

11 most-discussed ideas

Teachers who lived here

Works composed here

Ideas shaped here

Concepts most frequently discussed in the works composed at Kyoto. Click any to trace the idea across time and place.