Funda-in
芬陀院
Religion
AffiliationRinzai
DeityAmitābha
Location
Location803 Honmachi 15 Chōme, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
CountryJapan
Geographic coordinates34°58′34.69″N 135°46′19.41″E / 34.9763028°N 135.7720583°E / 34.9763028; 135.7720583
Architecture
FounderIchijō Uchitsune
Completed1321-1324
鶴亀の庭

thumb|図南亭から望む東庭 Funda-in (芬陀院) is a subtemple of Tofukuji, a Rinzai Buddhist temple in Kyoto. It is also called Sesshu-ji (雪舟寺) due to its garden having been created by Sesshū Tōyō.

History

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During the Genkō era, Ichijō Uchitsune, the chief adviser to the Emperor, established Fundain. Since then it has been run solely by the Ichijō family.

Structure

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Garden

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It is said that Sesshu, who is known as a master painter, created the rock garden, though it was destroyed by fires during the Genroku and Houreki period, but was restored by Mirei Shigemori in 1937.

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