A Jodo temple in the village of Ohara, said to have been founded as a nembutsu training hall in the late Heian period. Known as the place where the monk Ryonin spread the teachings of Yuzu-nembutsu, it is deeply connected to the tradition of Ohara Buddhist chant (shomyo). The principal image is Amida Nyorai, and the temple has long been cherished by local people as a center of Pure Land devotion. …

Ohara Nenbutsuji is a Jodo temple in the village of Ohara, Kyoto, traditionally said to have been founded around 1150 as a hall for nembutsu practice during the late Heian period. The monk Ryonin (1073–1132) of the Tendai school is associated with this area, as he is credited with propagating the te…