Higashi Hongan-ji Temple

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Buddhist temple head temple temple complex

Higashi Hongan-ji Temple is a major Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, known for its vast wooden halls and role as the head temple of the Shinshū Ōtani-ha sect.

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Higashi Hongan-ji 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple ⓘ
head temple ⓘ
temple complex ⓘ
associatedWith Jōdo Shinshū followers ⓘ
Shinran NERFINISHED ⓘ
category Buddhist temples in Kyoto ⓘ
Jōdo Shinshū temples ⓘ
head temples of Buddhist sects in Japan ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
dedicatedTo Amida Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shinran NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination Shinshū Ōtani-ha NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedAs separate branch of Hongan-ji ⓘ
foundedBy Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ
founderRole shogun ⓘ
foundingYear 1602 ⓘ
function administrative center of Shinshū Ōtani-ha ⓘ
center of Buddhist education ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ
hasAffiliation Hongan-ji tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature large tatami-floored halls ⓘ
large wooden prayer halls ⓘ
massive wooden pillars ⓘ
ornate wooden interiors ⓘ
spacious temple grounds ⓘ
traditional Japanese temple architecture ⓘ
hasMainHall Amida-dō NERFINISHED ⓘ
Goei-dō NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritage part of Kyoto’s historic temple landscape ⓘ
knownFor headquarters of Shinshū Ōtani-ha ⓘ
important Jōdo Shinshū pilgrimage site ⓘ
large wooden structures ⓘ
vast wooden halls ⓘ
languageOfRitual Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn Honshu ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
Kansai region ⓘ
Kyoto ⓘ
Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ
locatedInCityCenter Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Kyoto Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nishi Hongan-ji Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainSect Jōdo Shinshū NERFINISHED ⓘ
openTo pilgrims ⓘ
tourists ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pure Land Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
role head temple of Shinshū Ōtani-ha ⓘ

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Kintetsu Kyoto Station → nearbyLandmark → Higashi Hongan-ji Temple ⓘ
Kyoto metropolitan area → hasCulturalHeritageSite → Higashi Hongan-ji Temple ⓘ
this entity surface form: Higashi Hongan-ji