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Higashi-Honganji Temple Description

The Higashi-Honganji Temple of the Jodo-shinsu sect was founded in 1602 and, after repeated destruction, last rebuilt in 1859.

The Jodo-shinsu sect was founded in 1224 by Shinran-shonin (or Keishin-daishi, 1173-1262), who had spent several years at the monastic center of Mount Hiei, northeast of Kyoto. There he became a disciple of Ho-nen, founder of the Jodo sect, who encouraged him to found the Jodo-shinsu sect. The central features of the new sect were a belief in the Amida-Buddha, granter of salvation, and the rejection of celibacy. The increasing influence of this sect led Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1602 to divide the Honganji Temple into two and found the Otani school, a separate sect with its base in the Higashi-Honganji Temple

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Hobbies & Activities category: Buddhist site or artifact collection; Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain; Typical of the region

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