Chion-ji Temple, located in the Hyakumanben area of Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, is one of the seven major head temples of the Jodo (Pure Land) sect.
When an epidemic broke out, the priest Kūen quelled the disease through the “Hyakumanben Nenbutsu” (recitation of the Buddha’s name one million times), and was subsequently granted the title “Hyakumanben” by Emperor Go-Daigo.
Within the temple precincts, the Mie-dō (Founder’s Hall)—enshrining an image of the priest Hōnen—stands at the front, while the Shakadō (Main Hall) is located to the east and the Amidadō (Amida Hall) to the west.
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