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title: High Altar at Sensoji Temple
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7879/high-altar-at-sensoji-temple/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# High Altar at Sensoji Temple

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![High Altar at Sensoji Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7879.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7879.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a picture of the high altar at Sensoji [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) in Tokyo, [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/), which is protected by a screen. In 645 CE, the renowned [Buddhist](https://www.worldhistory.org/buddhism/) priest Shokai visited Tokyo and built a hall for the worship of the Bodhisattva Kannon. (Many thus attribute Shokai as being the actual founder of Sensoji Temple.) Sensoji Temple grew in popularity in the mid-9th century CE when [Ennin](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ennin/) (794-864 CE), the head of the Tendai School of [Buddhism](https://www.worldhistory.org/buddhism/), visited Sensoji Temple, and created a statue of Kannon for pilgrims and worshipers. Since then, Sensoji Temple has flourished, remaining a center of [culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/) and worship in Tokyo.

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2018, January 11). High Altar at Sensoji Temple. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7879/high-altar-at-sensoji-temple/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "High Altar at Sensoji Temple." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 11, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7879/high-altar-at-sensoji-temple/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "High Altar at Sensoji Temple." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Jan 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7879/high-altar-at-sensoji-temple/>.

## License & Copyright

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