Chionji (Hyakumanben) is the head temple of the Jodo sect, named after the monk Zen-a Kuen's performance of one million nembutsu recitations to ward off plague in 1331, for which Emperor Godaigo granted it the title "Hyakumanben" (One Million Times). The Great Rosary Turning ceremony, in which worshippers sit in a circle and pass a giant rosary about 2 m in diameter, is a unique rite held on the 1…
The origins of Chionji (Hyakumanben) date to the Kamakura period. In 1331, when plague swept through Kyoto, the Jodo-sect monk Zen-a Kuen is said to have performed one million nembutsu recitations to pray for the eradication of the epidemic. According to tradition, Emperor Godaigo, moved by the effi…
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "釈迦如来"
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