Nishi Hongan-ji Temple

Summary

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's religion is recorded as Jōdo Shinshū^[3].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple is located in Shimogyō-ku^[4].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's image is recorded as 170216 Nishi Honganji Kyoto Japan03s4.jpg^[6].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple^[7].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Kōsa^[8].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 192767322^[9].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82148028^[10].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's IdRef ID is recorded as 07553102X^[11].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA07534273^[12].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00257081^[13].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's child organization or unit is recorded as Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple^[14].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's part of is recorded as Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto^[15].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's Commons category is recorded as Nishi Hongwanji^[16].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's has part is recorded as Nishi Ōtani^[17].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's has part is recorded as Hino Tanjō-in Temple^[18].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's has part is recorded as Amida Hall, Nishi Hongwanji^[19].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's has part is recorded as Kara-mon, Nishi Hongwanji^[20].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's has part is recorded as North Noh Stage, Nishi Hongan-ji^[21].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's has part is recorded as Kuro Shoin^[22].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's has part is recorded as Denrō^[23].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's has part is recorded as Goeidō^[24].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's has part is recorded as Taimensho and Shiro Shoin^[25].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's has part is recorded as Hiunkaku, Nishi Hongwanji^[26].
• Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's has part is recorded as Sumino-bō Temple^[27].

Body

Founding

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Kōsa^[8]. +1591-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[28].

Identity

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '龍谷山本願寺'}^[29]. Its part of is recorded as Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto^[15].

Operations

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple's child organization or unit is recorded as Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple^[14].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Nishi Hongan-ji Temple include Ryukoku University^[30], a private university^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in 1639^[33], headquartered in Fukakusa^[34].

Why It Matters

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple ranks in the top 8% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for it include Ryukoku University^[30], a private university^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in 1639^[33], headquartered in Fukakusa^[34].