Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple

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Buddhist temple Japanese American cultural institution historic site

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.

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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 ⓘ

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Little Tokyo, Los Angeles → hasReligiousSite → Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple ⓘ