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Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple

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Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple

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Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple: Main Hall (interior)

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Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple: Main Hall (interior)

東本願寺

美國加州洛杉磯

位於美國加州洛杉磯市(Los Angeles, California)的小東京。始建於一九○四年,曾歷經四次搬遷,一九七六年重建。是洛杉磯第一座日本佛教道場,隸屬真宗大谷派。
 該寺主要建築為大殿,殿頂由三萬餘塊瓦片組成,正脊較短,兩端飾有金色鴟尾。殿內正中佛龕供奉阿彌陀佛聖像;聖像左側是日本真宗開祖親鸞上人像,右側是日本真宗本願寺中興之祖蓮如上人像。殿內格局雖與美國教堂相似,但布置卻以日本傳統為主,四周裝飾著代表吉祥長壽之白鶴、飛天及蓮花等圖案。
 該寺除有例行法會,並開辦佛學講座、合唱團、鼓樂隊、舞蹈隊、高爾夫俱樂部等,另設有藍毗尼兒童發展中心、青年團等適合不同年齡層的信徒團體。不僅帶動了西方人學習佛法,也是日裔的心靈依止和文化、鄉情聯繫之所。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture G-L, page 436.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture G-L, vol. 2, 2016, pp. 436.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang and Lewis Lancaster. 2016. "Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture G-L, 2:436.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, & Lancaster, L. (2016). Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture G-L (Vol. 2, pp. 436).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture G-L},
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volume = 2,
year = {2016}}


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