Chion-in Temple
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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.
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Buddhist temple
- Religion
- Jōdo-shū
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Higashiyama-ku
- Dedicated to
- Hōnen
- Official website
- www.chion-in.or.jp/en
- Image
- 知恩院遠景.jpg
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- Commons category
- Chion-in
- heritage designation
- National Treasure of Japan
- inception
- 1175-00-00
- adjacent structure or building
- Shōren-in Temple
- native label
- 知恩院
- social media followers
- 20491
- official shop URL
- shopping.chion-in.or.jp
- street address
- 京都府京都市東山区新橋通大和大路東入三丁目林下町400
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Shiraki-no-hitsugi
- Wasuregasa
- Nukesuzume
- Sanpō Shōmen Mamuki-no-Neko
- Ōshakushi
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- Location
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chion-in Temple” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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