Myōman-ji

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Main hall of Myōman-ji with a replica of the Mahabodhi Temple

The Myōman-ji ( Japanese 妙 満 寺 ), with the mountain name Myōtōzan , in Sakyō-ku , Kyoto was originally founded in 1389 by Genmyō Ajari Nichijū (1314-1392) and is the main temple of the Kempon Hokke-shū , a Buddhist school of Nichiren -Buddhism .

Nichijū, originally a priest of Tendai , converted to the teachings of Nichiren around 1380 and is therefore also considered the founder of the Kempon Hokke-shū.

The temple was originally built at a different location, not far from today's town hall, and has changed location a total of six times in the course of its existence. Most of the current buildings date from after the Second World War. Noteworthy is the replica of the Mahabodhi Temple , built in the early 1970s, next to the main hall of the temple.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A Dictionary of Buddhist Terms and Concepts, Nichiren Shōshū International Center (NSIC), Tokyo, 1983, ISBN 4-88872-014-2 , page: 292
  2. ↑ Nichiren Mandala Study Workshop, Fourth Edition, ISBN 9781304289414 , page 80 [1]

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