Hossenji Temple (Asagaya)
東京都
A Jodo Shinshu Otani temple founded around 1600, whose 'Other Power' teachings took deep root among Musashino's farming communities
A Jodo Shinshu Otani temple in Asagaya Kita, Suginami Ward, with a founding tradition dating to the Keicho period (1596-1615).
The principal image is Amida Nyorai, continuing to uphold the Jodo Shinshu teaching that all people can achieve rebirth through the Nembutsu chant 'Namu Amida Butsu.'
Jodo Shinshu's foundation is the spirit of 'tariki hongan' (relying on the Other Power), and its doctrine …
Hossenji is a Jodo Shinshu Otani temple traditionally said to have been founded during the Keicho period (1596–1615). The precise circumstances of its establishment remain unclear, but this era—coinciding with the Battle of Sekigahara—saw Jodo Shinshu expanding across Japan following the division in…
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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