Hidenin (Sennyuji sub-temple)
京都府
Sennyuji sub-temple tracing origins to Prince Shotoku's welfare facility, housing a Kaikei-attributed crowned Amida with panoramic city views
Hidenin traces its origins to a welfare facility built by Prince Shotoku to aid the elderly and orphans without family, later revived in the Kamakura period as a sub-temple of Sennyuji; it is a Shingon Sennyuji-ha temple. The principal image is Amida Nyorai, and it is the sixth site on the Sennyuji Shichifukujin (Seven Lucky Gods) pilgrimage, dedicated to Bishamonten. The hilltop precincts are kno…
The origins of Hidenin are traditionally traced to 593 CE, when Prince Shotoku is said to have established charitable facilities near Shitennoji in Osaka to aid the sick, the elderly, and orphans. The name 'Hiden' refers to acts of compassion extended to the needy based on Buddhist teachings, and th…
Cleansing impurity, spiritual purification, driving away evil. Rooted in misogi ablutions and goma fire rites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "阿弥陀如来"
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