Tennō-ji (Okinawa)

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| name = Tennō-ji
{{lang|ja|天王寺}}

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| location = Shuri Tōnokura 2-18, Naha, Okinawa prefecture

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| religious_affiliation = Rinzai Zen

| deity = Vaiśravaṇa

| country = Japan

| functional_status = Closed as of 1879

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| year_completed = c. 1465 - 1487

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{{nihongo|Tennō-ji|天王寺}} was a Rinzai Buddhist temple and royal bodaiji of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, located in Naha, Okinawa.

Tennō-ji was the house of Shō En before he ascended the throne. Shō Shin was born here. The house changed in usage and became a Buddhist temple during the reign of King Shō Shin (r. 1477–1526). It also used as bodaiji of Ryukyuan queens. Ryukyuan king should visit Enkaku-ji, Tennō-ji and Tenkai-ji after his genpuku and investiture.Kyūyō, vol.3Kyūyō, vol.10[http://www.rekishi-archive.city.naha.okinawa.jp/archives/site/%E5%A4%A9%E7%8E%8B%E5%AF%BA%E8%B7%A1 天王寺跡(テンノウジアト)]

Ryukyu was annexed by Japan in 1879, and Tennō-ji was closed in the same year and buddharupa, spirit tablets and bonshō were moved to Enkaku-ji. The {{nihongo|main hall|本殿|Honden}} was used as a classroom of a school; the western part of the temple was bought by Methodists who built a church on it. It was destroyed in the 1945 battle of Okinawa.[http://www.kagemarukun.fromc.jp/page109b.html 天王寺跡]