Nishi Hongwanji temple institution
Buddhist Traditions Sacred site / complex
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Nishi Hongwanji temple institution is cataloged as a Sacred site / complex within Buddhist Traditions. Its candidate country context is “Japan” and its period or origin is “16th-century Kyoto establishment–present.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Nishi Hongwanji; Hongwanji; Western Honganji
- Parent tradition
- Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha
- Public geographic context
- Japan
- Period / origin
- 16th-century Kyoto establishment–present
- Living / historical status
- Living sacred-site / complex
- Access / protocol
- Institution-specific
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateJapan
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
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Related Atlas entries
Stable attribution
Cite this record
Nishi Hongwanji temple institution. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 2732. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/2732
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