Higashi Hongan-ji
The Higashi Hongan-ji ( Japanese 東 本 願 寺 ) is the younger of the two twin temples of the Hongan-ji , whose massive Miei-dō ( 御 影 堂 , Founder's Hall ) or whose main gate is often the first historical building that visitors come to from the train station in Kyoto go north, see It is located in the Shimogyō-ku district.
The Higashi Hongan-ji is the main temple of the Jōdo-Shinshū sect Ōtani-ha , which mostly only operates under the name of this temple.
It looks very similar to the Nishi Hongan-ji , with its Buddha hall (Amida-dō) and the larger founder hall. Higashi Hongan-ji's Miei-dō in its current form was built in 1895 and boasts of being the largest wooden building in the world.
Some distance from Higashi Hongan-ji is the Shosei-en garden, owned by the temple. The poet and scholar Ishikawa Jōzan and the landscape architect Kobori Enshū are said to have influenced the complex in the 17th century.
The official renaming of the temple to Shinshu Honbyo , or Shinshu Mausoleum, in 1987 caused some confusion . But he is still regarded and referred to as Higashi Hongan-ji . In 1996 a new Higashi Hongan-ji was established in the eastern Higashiyama Mountains of Kyoto by Otani Korin , the 25th abbot of the Buddhist sect.
Web links
- Official Website - Japanese
- Higashi Hongan-ji Temple at Culture-in-Asia: Part 1 with description - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6
- Garden Shosei-en at Culture-in-Asia: Part 1 with description - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4
- Photo gallery - Japanese
Coordinates: 34 ° 59 ′ 26.9 ″ N , 135 ° 45 ′ 30.4 ″ E