A Tendai-sect temple whose name gave rise to the surrounding neighborhood's name — the area was once home to a grand Tendai temple complex called Ichijoji. The founding is said to date to the Heian period, but the temple was destroyed in the Onin War and today only a small hall remains. The name 'Ichijo' derives from the teaching of the Lotus Sutra (the 'one vehicle'), reflecting the history of Te…
Ichijoji is a Tendai-sect temple said to have been founded around the Enryaku era (782–806), roughly coinciding with Emperor Kanmu's establishment of the capital at Heian-kyo in 794. The name 'Ichijo' is derived from the central teaching of the Lotus Sutra known as the 'one vehicle' (ichijo), reflec…
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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