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Sennyu-ji Temple (Kyoto, Japan)
Sennyū-ji (泉涌寺 ,Sennyū-ji), formerly written as Sen-yū-ji (仙遊寺 ,Sen'yū-ji), is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku in Kyoto.
Sennyū-ji was founded in the early Heian period. The origin of this temple, which is commonly called Mitera or Mi-dera, can be traced back to the Tenchō era (824-834) when the priest Kūkai established a small temple in this location. That modest structure and community were initially known as Horin-ji. The major buildings in Senyu-ji was very much reconstructed and enlarged in the early 13th century.
For centuries, Sennyū-ji was a mortuary temple for aristocrats and the imperial house. Located here are the official tombs of Emperor Shijo and many of the emperors who came after him.
The building of the Shari-den (relic's hall) was moved from the Imperial Palace and reformed into the two-storied building. Relics are kept within the stupa in the Naijin section. The ceiling is decorated with a painting of a dragon by Kano Sansetsu, which is widely known as "a roaring dragon."
