Kyoto – General Gate at Higashi Otani 大谷祖廟 総門 #higashiotani #大谷祖廟 #総門
Higashi Otani, or Ōtani Mausoleum (Ōtani Sobyo), is a cemetery and mausoleum in Kyoto, Japan.
大谷祖廟（おおたにそびょう）は、京都市東山区にある真宗大谷派の本山の真宗本廟（東本願寺）が所有する墓地。浄土真宗の宗祖・親鸞の墓所。親鸞の墳墓は「御廟」と呼称される。通称は、「東大谷[4]」。江戸時代は「大谷御坊」と呼称される。
境内の「本堂」と「御廟」、ならびに大谷祖廟に隣接する「東大谷墓地」には絶えることなく参拝者が訪れる。
In 1272, ten years after Shinran’s death, a mausoleum rather than a grave was built to enshrine his ashes together with his image. This mausoleum was moved on various occasions.
However, after the division into Higashi and Nishi Honganji in 1602, Ōtani Mausoleum was finally constructed at its present location in 1670, though later it was rebuilt along with halls at the end of the 17th century.
In 1745, Shōgun Tokugawa Yoshimune donated about 33,000 square meters (8 acres), by which Ōtani Mausoleum was able to expand.