Higashi Hongan-ji
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Higashi Hongan-ji is one of two dominant sub-sects of Jōdo Shinshū in Japan and abroad, the other being Nishi Hongan-ji, the "Western Temple of the Original Vow". It is also the name of the head templ
Higashi Hongan-ji
Goei-do Mon, built in 1911, width 31 metres (102 ft) and height 27 metres (89 ft); 59,387 roof tiles
Goei-dō (kaisando)
Amida Hall
Ōtani-ha
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Ōtani-ha is a Japanese Buddhist movement. It belongs to the Jōdo Shinshū, sect also known as Shin Buddhism or True Pure Land. The movement has approximately 5.5 million members.
Higashi Hongan-ji
…Shinshū in Japan and abroad, the other being Nishi Hongan-ji, the "Western Temple of the Original Vow". It is also the name of the head temple of the Ōtani-ha branch of Jōdo Shinshū in Kyoto, which was most recently constructed in 1895 after a fire burned down the previous temple. As with many sites in Kyoto…
Higashi Honganji in Kyoto, the headquarters of the Ōtani-ha