Tag: Higashi Hongan-ji

Higashi Hongan-ji Kyoto Located a short walk from Kyoto Station, Higashi Hongan-ji Temple is one of the city’s largest and most important Buddhist temples. Officially known as Shinshū Honbyō, it is the headquarters of the Ōtani branch of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism, a tradition founded by the monk Shinran in the 13th century. The temple was… Read more