Shōman-ji (勝鬘寺) is a Buddhist temple in
Naka-ku, Nagoya
is one of the 16 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.
Geography
Naka Wa ...
, 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 Jōdo Shinshū, also known as Shin Buddhism. The movement has approximately 5.5 million members.
The headquarters of Ōtani-ha are in Kyoto,http://w ...
sect of
Shin Buddhism
Shin may refer to:
Biology
* The front part of the human 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
is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 69,687 in 29,477 households, and a population density of 4,017 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Kiyosu is located in far western Aichi P ...
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
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the early Edo period.
Biography
Born the ninth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu with his concubine, Okame no Kata. His childhood name was Gorōtamaru (五郎太丸). While still a young child, he was appointed leader of ...
, lord of
Owari Domain.
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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