A Jodo-sect temple revived in 1501 by the monk Keizo on imperial command from Emperor Gokashiwabara, originally a Tendai-sect temple. Popularly known as "Naki-tora" (Crying Tiger), it holds as a temple treasure the "Naki-tora-zu" (Painting of the Crying Tiger), attributed to the Chinese painter Shimei Tou-itsu and cherished by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The anecdote goes that Hideyoshi brought the tiger …
Hoonji is said to have originally been founded as a Tendai-sect temple, though the precise date of its establishment remains unclear. In 1501, the Jodo-sect monk Keizo revived the temple on imperial command from Emperor Gokashiwabara, establishing the foundation of the present Jodo-sect institution.…
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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