Hongan-ji Temple

Also known as Honganji, Hongwanji, history of Hongan-ji, Hongan-ji

thumb|260px|Nishi Hongan-ji, Kyoto thumb|260px|Higashi Hongan-ji, Kyoto

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Contents

Early history
Modern divisions of the Hongan-ji
Nishi Hongan-ji
Higashi Hongan-ji
Joint activities
Important Hongan-ji buildings
Higashi Hongan-ji
Nishi Hongan-ji
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

thumb|260px|Nishi Hongan-ji, Kyoto thumb|260px|Higashi Hongan-ji, Kyoto

, also archaically romanized as Hongwan-ji, is the collective name of the largest school of the Jōdo Shinshū branch of Buddhism in Japan, which is subdivided into Nishi (Western) and Higashi (Eastern) branches. 'Hongan-ji' may also refer to any one of several actual temple buildings associated with the sect. and are two major temples in Kyoto.