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actual temple buildings ****ociated with the sect.
Nishi Honganji (西本願寺) and
Higashi Honganji (東本願寺) are two
major temples in Kyoto. The Hongan-ji was...
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effective mobilization of
troops when
called for. The
relationship between the
Honganji temple and its
patriarch the
monshu was complicated: some
monshu such as...
- sub-sects of Shin
Buddhism in ****an and abroad, the
other being Nishi Honganji (or, 'The
Western Temple of the
Original Vow'). It is also the name of...
- The
Ishiyama Hongan-ji (石山本願寺) was the
primary fortress of the Ikkō-ikki,
leagues of
warrior priests and
commoners who
opposed samurai rule
during the...
- Shinran. However,
different kanji are used: 門主 by
Nishi Honganji, and 門首 by
Higashi Honganji. The
pronunciation is the same. In the
related Jōdo Shū sect...
- the
fortress to the ground. In the same year,
following the fall of the
Honganji,
Nobunaga accused Sakuma Nobumori and
dismissed Ando
Morinari from Nobunaga's...
- the
Nishi Hongan-ji. In fiction,
Kennyo usually appears with the name
Honganji Kennyo.
Kennyo appears as a non-playable
character in Koei's
video games...
- Shimogyō ward of Kyoto, ****an. It
serves as the head
temple of the sub-sect
Honganji-ha. It is one of two Jōdo Shinshū
temple complexes in Kyoto, the other...
-
explorer who was the 22nd
Abbot of
Nishi Hongan-ji and the head of the
Honganji-ha sect of Buddhism. He is
known for
expeditions to
Buddhist sites in Central...
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Tsukiji Hongan-ji 築地本願寺 Main hall
Religion Affiliation Jōdo Shinshū
Honganji-ha
Deity Amida Nyorai (Amitābha)
Location Location 3-15-1 Tsukiji, Chūō-ku...
