Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
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Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple is a historic Jodo Shinshu Buddhist temple in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo neighborhood that has long served as a spiritual and cultural center for the Japanese American community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple
ⓘ
Japanese American cultural institution ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| architecturalType | Buddhist temple architecture ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Japanese Americans ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Little Tokyo historic district
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalActivity |
Buddhist study groups
ⓘ
Japanese cultural programs ⓘ community meetings ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
cultural center
ⓘ
spiritual center ⓘ |
| denomination |
Jōdo Shinshū
ⓘ
surface form:
Jodo Shinshu
|
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor | Japanese diaspora in the United States ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
community gathering place
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ site for cultural events ⓘ site for religious education ⓘ |
| heritage | Japanese American heritage ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInCounty | Los Angeles County ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood |
Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Little Tokyo
|
| locatedInState |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| primaryDeityOrFocus |
Amitābha Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Amida Buddha
|
| region | Southern California ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Jōdo Shinshū
ⓘ
surface form:
Jodo Shinshu Buddhism
Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ
surface form:
Shin Buddhism
|
| religiousPractice |
Buddhist services
ⓘ
chanting of sutras ⓘ observance of Buddhist holidays ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ |
| servesCommunity |
Japanese American community
ⓘ
Little Tokyo community ⓘ |
| usedFor |
community festivals
ⓘ
funeral services ⓘ memorial services ⓘ religious instruction for children ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.