The large parinirvana painting (nehan-zu) housed at Shinnyodo measures approximately 6.2 m tall by 4 m wide in vivid polychrome; it is displayed for one month only, March 1–31, each year. The painting is famous for including a cat — normally absent from such depictions — making it especially popular with cat lovers. It is one of Japan's largest and most detailed paintings of the Buddha's passing. …
Shinnyodo (Shinsho Gokurakuji) is traditionally said to have been founded in 992 (Eiso 4) by the Tendai monk Kaizan of Mount Hiei. It was originally established on the western slopes of Hiei before being relocated closer to the imperial capital. During the Muromachi period, the temple is said to hav…
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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