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Honenin
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Jodo-affiliated temple on the Philosopher's Path where Tanizaki Junichiro rests, with seasonal sand-pattern platforms beneath a thatched gate
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1680
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30 Shishigatani Goshonodan-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
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Temple
Founded 1680
346 years
Enshrined Deity
阿弥陀如来
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Buddhist Sect
Independent (Jodo-affiliated)
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Overview
Honenin is an independent Jodo-affiliated temple revived in 1680 as a nembutsu training hall on a site connected to Honen by Manmu, the 38th abbot of Chionin; its formal name is Zenki-zan Honenin Manmu Kyoji. Passing through the thatched sanmon gate, one encounters the byakusadan (white sand platforms) on either side; the seasonal sand patterns represent water, and walking between them carries the…
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Origins
The site of Honenin is traditionally associated with Honen, the founder of the Jodo sect, who is said to have practiced nembutsu here together with his disciples Juren and Anraku during the Kamakura period. After Honen's exile, however, the halls on this site are said to have fallen into long neglec…
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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 "阿弥陀如来"

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Honenin is an independent Jodo-affiliated temple revived in 1680 as a nembutsu training hall on a site connected to Honen by Manmu, the 38th abbot of Chionin; its formal name is Zenki-zan Honenin Manmu Kyoji.
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