Higashi Hongan-ji
1602 establishments in JapanInfobox religious building with unknown affiliationJōdo Shin templesMonzekiPure Land temples ... and 3 more
Religious organizations established in 1602Shinshū Ōtani-ha templesTemples of Amitābha
Higashi Hongan-ji (東本願寺), or, "the Eastern Monastery of the Original Vow", is one of two dominant sub-sects of Shin Buddhism in Japan and abroad, the other being Nishi Honganji (or, 'The Western Temple of the Original Vow'). It is also the name of the head temple of the Ōtani-ha branch of Jōdo Shinshū in Kyoto, which was most recently constructed in 1895 after a fire burned down the previous temple. As with many sites in Kyoto, these two complexes have more casual names and are known affectionately in Kyoto as Onissan (お西さん, Honorable Mr. West) and Ohigashisan (お東さん, Honorable Mr. East).
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Muromachi street, Kyoto Shimogyo Ward
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| N 34.991016666667 ° | E 135.75845555556 ° |
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東本願寺
Muromachi street
600-8799 Kyoto, Shimogyo Ward
Japan
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