Shōman-ji (勝鬘寺) is a Buddhist temple in
Naka-ku, Nagoya
is one of the 16 Wards of Japan, wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward has an estimated population of 90,918 and a population density of 9,693 persons per km2. The total area is 9.38 km2.
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, central Japan.
History
The temple belongs to the
Ōtani-ha
Ōtani-ha (真宗大谷派, ''Shinshū Ōtani-ha'') is a Japanese Buddhist movement. It belongs to , also known as Shin Buddhism (or True Pure Land). The movement has approximately 5.5 million members.
The headquarters of Ōtani-ha are in Kyoto,< ...
sect of
Shin Buddhism
Shin may refer to:
Biology
* The front part of the leg below the knee
* Shinbone, the tibia, the larger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates
Names
* Shin (given name) (Katakana: シン, Hiragana: しん), a Japanese g ...
. It originally was located in
Kiyosu and was transferred by
Naruse Masatora, who had it transferred to its current location in 1632 when he was given the plot for the temple by
Tokugawa Yoshinao, lord of
Owari Domain
The Owari-Han, also known as the Owari Domain, was a significant feudal domain in Tokugawa shogunate, Japan during the Edo period. Situated in the western region of what is now Aichi Prefecture, it covered portions of Owari Province, Owari, Mino ...
.
The main building (''hondo''), the main gate and the drum tower were designated by the city as cultural properties.
See also
*
Shōman-ji, Tokyo
External links
City of Nagoya , Shōman-ji
Buddhist temples in Nagoya
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