Enkaku-ji (Okinawa)
| Enkaku-ji | |
|---|---|
| Native name 円覚寺 Ufutira (Okinawan) | |
| Type | Buddhist temple ruins |
| Location | Naha, Okinawa, Japan |
| Coordinates | 26°13′6″N 127°43′10″E / 26.21833°N 127.71944°E |
| Founder | King Shō Shin |
| Built | 1494 AD |
Location of Enkaku-ji in Okinawa Prefecture Enkaku-ji (Okinawa) (Japan) | |
Enkaku-ji (円覚寺; Okinawan: ウフティラ ufutira, lit. "the great temple") was a Buddhist temple located in the Shuritonokuracho neighborhood of the city of Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It belonged to the Rinzai school sect of Japanese Zen and its honzon is a Shaka Sanzon trinity of Shaka Nyorai, Monju Bosatsu and Fugen Bosaatsu. The temple's full name is Tentoku-san Enkaku-ji (Okinawan: 天徳山 円覚寺). It was the bodaiji of the kings of Second Shō dynasty of the Ryūkyū Kingdom. The site of the temple was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1972.