Chion-In Kyoto

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Chion-in 知恩院 / 智恩院

in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan is the headquarters of the Jōdo-shū (Pure Land Sect) founded by Hōnen (1133–1212), who proclaimed that sentient beings are reborn in Amida Buddha's Western Paradise (Pure Land) by reciting the nembutsu, Amida Buddha's name.

The vast compounds of Chion-in include the site where Hōnen settled to disseminate his teachings and the site where he died.



The colossal main gate, the Sanmon, was built in 1619 and is the largest surviving structure of its kind in Japan. Chion-in has a large and small guest houses in the irimoya roof style called Ohojo and Kohojo that are designated Important Cultural Heritages. Both guest houses were built in 1641.
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The Seven Wonders of Chion-In
Nukesuzume 抜け雀
(The Sparrows that Flew Away: A Symbol of Polishing One’s Mind)

Ōshakushi 大杓子
(Large Rice Paddle: A Symbol of the Buddha’s Salvation)

Sanpō Shōmen Mamuki-no-Neko 三方正面真向の猫
(The Cat That Sees in Three Directions: A Symbol of a Parent’s Heart)

Shiraki-no-hitsugi 白木の棺
(Plainwood Coffin: A Symbol of Nonattachment to One’s Life and Body)

Uguisubari-no-rōka 鴬張りの廊下
(Nightingale Hallway: The Buddha’s Vow)

Uryūseki 瓜生石
(the Cucumber Rock: A Symbol of Encouragement)

Wasuregasa 忘れ傘
(The Forgotten Umbrella: A Symbol of Gratitude)

source : www.chion-in.or.jp


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The Gyoki Ceremony at Temple Chion-In, Kyoto

. Hoonen Shoonin 法然上人 Saint Honen and the Gyoki ceremony 御忌 .
ringing the large bell


. Otagaki Rengetsu 太田垣 蓮月 .
(1791 - 1875)
... when her husband died in 1823. Ōtagaki joined the temple Chion-in and became a nun ...


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. Masaoka Shiki 正岡子規 visiting temples .



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しくるゝや祗園清水智恩院
shikururu ya Gion Kiyomizu Chion-In

winter sleet -
Gion Kiyomizu
Chion-In


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source :　merosu.com/post-39


靜かさや師走の奥の智恩院
shizukesa ya shiwasu no oku no Chion-In

this quietude -
december at the uppermost temple
of Chion-In



古杉の風薫りけり奥の院
kosugi no kaze kaorikeri Oku no In

fragrant breeze
of hte old pines -
this uppermost temple


出代に傘見て行くや智恩院
出代の人か傘見る智恩院

凧あくる子守女や御院田

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降る雨も小春なりけり智恩院
furu ame mo koharu narikeri Chion-In

even the rain
turns into an Indian summer day -
Chion-In

. WKD : Kobayashi Issa 小林一茶 in Edo .


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智恩院の屋根明かに枯木すけ
高濱年尾 Takahama Toshio

智恩院鐘の聞こえる名残鱧
梶山千鶴子

舞妓くる智恩院さま花しぐれ
萩原麦草



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