Hōgon-ji (Matsuyama)

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This article is about a Buddhist temple in Matsuyama, Japan. For the temple on Chikubu Island in Shiga Prefecture, see Hogon-ji Temple.
Hōgon-ji
Former Hōgon-ji main hall, 2011
Religion
AffiliationJi-shū
DeityAmida Buddha
Location
Location5-4 Dogo Yuzukicho, Matsuyama, 790-0837, Japan
CountryJapan
Architecture
Completed668

Hōgon-ji (宝厳寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Ji sect in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. It is famed as the birthplace of the Buddhist sage Ippen, who founded the Ji (time) sect as an offshoot of the Jōdo (Pure Land Buddhism) sect in 1276.

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