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Jōdo-shū Jōdo-shū (浄土宗, "The Pure Land School"), is a Japanese branch of Pure Land Buddhism derived from the teachings of the Kamakura era monk Hōnen (1133–1212). The school is traditionally considered as having been established in 1175 and i ...

temples located in

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. In the early

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Chion-in 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'' ...

was considered to be one of the most notable temples of Jōdo-shū, though, its official status in the religious sect remained unclear. In 1597 (''

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'' 2) Sonshō of Chion-in enacted consisting of five articles, which established the system of . In July 24, 1615 (''

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Zōjō-ji is a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is the main temple of the Jōdo-shū ("Pure Land") Chinzei sect of Buddhism in the Kantō region. Its mountain name is San'en-zan (三縁山). Zōjō-ji is notable for its relations ...

. The management system of the sect was established, in which Chion-in was recognized as ''

Monzeki ''Monzeki'' (門跡) were Japanese Buddhist priests of aristocratic or Imperial lineage. The term was also applied to the temples A temple (from the Latin ) is a place of worship, a building used for spiritual rituals and activities such as p ...

'' and Zōjō-ji as ''Sōroku-jo''. ''Kantō Jūhachi Danrin'' were designated under the law, and it was also stipulated that important issues regarding the sect were to be discussed at the meeting of ''danrin'' and that the priests were to be trained only at ''danrin''.

List of Kantō Jūhachi Danrin

All of eighteen temples that were recognized as ''Kantō Jūhachi Danrin'' are listed below.

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