Chion-in Temple
in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan is the headquarters of the Jōdo-shū (Pure Land Sect) founded by Hōnen (1133–1212), who proclaimed that sentient beings are reborn in Amida Buddha's Western Paradise (Pure Land) by reciting the nembutsu, Amida Buddha's name.
Key facts
- Religious building.name
- Chion-in
- Religious building.native_name
- 知恩院
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Jōdo-shū
- Religious building.image
- Chion-in (Mieido).jpg
- Religious building.caption
- Chion-in's main hall "Mieido" (御影堂)
- Religious building.location
- 400 Rinka-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, 605-8686
- Religious building.deity
- Amida Buddha
- Religious building.country
- Japan
- Religious building.founded_by
- Hōnen
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in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan is the headquarters of the Jōdo-shū (Pure Land Sect) founded by Hōnen (1133–1212), who proclaimed that sentient beings are reborn in Amida Buddha's Western Paradise (Pure Land) by reciting the nembutsu, Amida Buddha's name.
The vast compounds of Chion-in include the site where Hōnen settled to disseminate his teachings and the site where he died.