Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple

USA, California, Los Angeles

The temple was established in 1904 and has been relocated four times in its history. The present temple is the result of construction in 1976. It is a branch temple of the Otani branch of the True Pure Land school, which has its headquarters in Kyoto, Japan.
The temple consists of the main hall with a roof covered with 30,000 tiles. The relatively short main ridge has golden ornaments at either end. The hall houses a statue of Amitabha Buddha flanked on the right by Master Shinran, the founder of the True Pure Land school, and on the left by Rennyo Shoninon, the former abbot of Honganji Buddhist Temple and the eighth patriarch of the True Pure Land school. The layout and furnishing are in Japanese traditional style. There are decorative patterns and symbols, such as cranes, representing auspiciousness and longevity, as well as apsaras and lotuses.