A Jodo temple standing on the site of the Komatsu-dono residence of Taira no Shigemori, evoking the story of Shigemori — known as the "Lantern Minister" for lighting 48 lanterns while practicing nembutsu. After the Heike clan's fall, it is also known as the site where Kujo Kanezane built a mountain villa and invited Honen to take monastic vows here. The principal image is Amida Nyorai, and stone m…

Shorinji is a Jodo-sect Buddhist temple built on the site of Komatsu-dono, the Kyoto residence of Taira no Shigemori, a prominent warrior of the late Heian period. It is said that Shigemori lit 48 lanterns at this site while devoting himself to nembutsu practice day and night, earning him the epithe…