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Daion-ji Temple Nagasaki

Daion-ji Temple Nagasaki

 Continuing north along Teramachi from Daikoji Temple, the next big temple is Daionji.It was founded in 1614 and belongs to the Jodo, or Pure Land Sect, founded by Honen, and the honzon is another Amida.During the Edo Period, the temple was considered one of the Three Major Temples of Nagasaki. The priest who founded it, Denyo Sekitotsu, was another of the Five Nagasaki Monks.The temple buildings



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