Chionin traces its origins to 1175 when Honen descended from Mt. Hiei and spread the teachings of the nembutsu at Yoshimizu in Higashiyama, and as the head temple of the Jodo sect it boasts one of Japan's grandest assemblies of wooden architecture. The Sanmon (triple gate), erected in 1621 by Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada, is the largest wooden double-roofed gate in Japan, designated a National Treasur…
Chionin traces its origins to 1175, when the monk Honen descended from Mt. Hiei and established a hermitage at Yoshimizu in Higashiyama, where he spread the teachings of exclusive nembutsu practice. Following his death in 1212, his mausoleum was established on the site, forming the foundation of the…
Cleansing impurity, spiritual purification, driving away evil. Rooted in misogi ablutions and goma fire rites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "法然上人・阿弥陀如来"
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