is a collective name for six related Buddhist temples in northeastern Kyoto, Japan.

Six independently constructed and endowed temples have come to be known collectively as the "Six Victorious Temples", encompassing monasteries which had each enjoyed extravagant Imperial patronage from their inception.  They are sometimes identified as the "Superlative Temples" or the "Shō Temples" because of the middle syllable of the temple name.

History
The collective name of the Rokushō-ji was formalized in the early Heian period.  The Rokushō-ji had a particular function within the Imperial . The Rokushō-ji were "sacred vow temples" (gogan-ji) built by imperial command following a precedent established by Emperor Shirakawa's 
Hosshō-ji.  Although these temple complexes were ostensibly established for a presumptively pious purpose,
the relationship of Emperors Shirakawa, Toba, Sutoku, and Konoe with Hosshō-ji and the other "imperial vow" temples and with the imperial residences that adjoined the temple complexes is quite revealing. Clearly the temples were not built simply as acts of piety but as ways of protecting estate income and a certain style of life. Evidently the building of new temples could serve as a coercive device to extract support from other kuge families and to justify the use of public taxes for the benefit of members of the imperial-house, the religious intent giving support to the political interest.

The Rokushō-ji were also called the six "Superiority Temples;" and each were uniquely dedicated to an aspect of esoteric Buddhist ontology, as in    
 the "Superiority of Buddhist Law" --
 ,  founded by Emperor Shirakawa in 1077. 
 the "Superiority of Worship" --
 , founded by Emperor Horikawa (Shirakawa's son) in 1102.
 the "Most Superior" --
 Saishō-ji, founded by Emperor Toba (Shirakawa's grandson) in 1118.
 the "Superiority of Perfection" -- 
 , founded by Imperial consort Taiken-mon'in (Shirakawa's adopted daughter and the mother of Emperor Sutoku) in 1128.
 the "Superiority of Becoming" --
 , founded by Emperor Sutoku (Shirakawa's great-grandson) in 1139.
 the "Superiority of Duration" --
 , founded by Emperor Konoe (Shirakawa's great-grandson) in 1149.

See also
 List of Buddhist temples in Kyoto
 For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism.

Notes

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Religious organizations established in the 12th century
Buddhist archaeological sites in Japan
Buddhist temples in Kyoto
12th-century establishments in Japan
Buddhism in the Heian period