It has been established in 1602 by the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu when he split the Shin sect in two in order to diminish its power.
Its main hall, the Goeido, is Kyoto's largest wooden structure and it is dedicated to Shinran, the sect's founder.
Friday 20 February 2015
Higashi Honganji
Higashi Honganji (eastern Temple of the Original Wow) is the other temple of the Jodo Shin sect (True pure Land sect).
It has been established in 1602 by the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu when he split the Shin sect in two in order to diminish its power.
Its main hall, the Goeido, is Kyoto's largest wooden structure and it is dedicated to Shinran, the sect's founder.
It has been established in 1602 by the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu when he split the Shin sect in two in order to diminish its power.
Its main hall, the Goeido, is Kyoto's largest wooden structure and it is dedicated to Shinran, the sect's founder.
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