A Nichiren-sect temple near Kitano Tenmangu, one of the cluster of Nichiren temples in the Kitano area, with deep ties to the townspeople's culture of Nishijin. Founded in the Muromachi period, it flourished as the family temple of Nishijin silk merchants. The main hall enshrines a founder's statue of the Nichiren sect and a protective Buddha for learning associated with the Kitano Tenjin. Tucked …
Hohouji Temple is said to have been founded around 1400, during the Muromachi period, as a temple of the Nichiren sect. Located in the Nishijin district that spreads before Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, it is believed to have served as one of the centers of Hokke (Lotus Sutra) faith rooted in this area fr…
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "三宝尊"
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