Ekō-in

Ekō-in
回向院
Religion
AffiliationJōdo-shū
Location
LocationRyōgoku, Sumida, Tokyo
CountryJapan
Architecture
FounderJun'yo Jōjin (founder)
Tokugawa Ietsuna
Completed1657 (Meireki 3)
Website
www.ekoin.or.jp/history_e.html

Ekō-in (回向院), also known as Honjo Ekō-in, is a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Ryōgoku, Tokyo. The formal name of the temple is Shoshūzan Muen-ji Ekō-in (諸宗山 無縁寺 回向院), reflecting its founding principle of Pariṇāmanā, or the spreading of Amida Buddha's benevolence to all souls of all living creatures.

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