Places | August 05, 2014 08:33 AM EDT

Peaceful photos of Shōren-in, a Buddhist temple in Japan

Shōren-in is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Also known as the Awata Palace, it was built in the late 13th century. Shinran Shonin, the founder of the Jodo Shinshu pure land sect, was ordained a monk at Shōren-in at the age of nine.

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