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Chionin (Sanmon Gate)
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Japan's largest wooden double-roofed gate—a National Treasure built by Tokugawa Hidetada—stands at the head temple of Jodo Buddhism
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1175
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Temple
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400 Hayashishita-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
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Temple
Founded 1175
851 years
Enshrined Deity
法然上人
阿弥陀如来
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Buddhist Sect
Jodo
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Overview
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…
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Origins
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…
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Divine Benefits
Purification
Rebirth in Pure Land
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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Honen
Founder of Jodo Shu
Age 42 at founding
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Chion-in is the head temple of the Jodo sect, where Honen spread the nembutsu. This colossal sanmon, among the largest in Japan, is the main gate to the complex that carries on Honen's teaching of the exclusive nembutsu.
Tokugawa Hidetada
The Dutiful Shogun
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The Sanmon (triple gate), erected in 1621 by Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada, is the largest wooden double-roofed gate in Japan, designated a National Treasure, with an overwhelming scale of 24 m tall and 50 m wide.
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