Honzon (本尊, "fundamental honored [one]"), sometimes referred to as a Gohonzon (ご本尊 or 御本尊), is the enshrined main image or principal deity in Japanese...

Shingon Buddhist temple in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Its main devotion (honzon) is Yakushi. Daigo, literally "ghee", is used figuratively to mean "crème...

purposes which houses the "main object of veneration" (本尊, Ch: běnzūn, Jp: honzon), usually a Buddha image. Life in a Zen monastery is often guided by a daily...

Shingyō) is chanted along with repetition of the Mantra of the main image (本尊, honzon) and the Mantra of Light (光明真言, Kōmyō Shingon). After kigan and ekō (prayers...

to which devotional chanting is directed. Linguistically, the root word honzon (本尊) derives from ancient word konpon-sogyo, signifying a devotional object...

male as a jitsurui deity and the female as a provisional incarnation. The honzon or focus of worship in this rite is thus called "provisional and real devas"...

human skulls, which would be coated in the resultant mix in order to create honzon. However, those practices were considered heretical, leading to the sect's...

the fundamental teachings in Nichiren Buddhism, which include Hommon-no-honzon (本門の本尊: object of devotion of the essential teaching), Hommon-no-kaidan...

include what is considered his two most significant works, the Kanjin no Honzon Shō (観心本尊抄, "The Object of Devotion for Observing the Mind") and the Kaimoku...

chief priest of the temple. However, a replica of the statue (Maedachi Honzon) has been created which can be shown publicly once every six years in spring...

Honganji. He reformed devotional practices with a focus on Shinran and honzon scrolls inscribed with the nembutsu. He also made widespread use of the...

Japan. The temple belongs to the Jōdo-shū sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a statue of Amida Nyōrai The temple was established in 1624 in Reiganjima...

Shingon Chizan sect located in the city of Kimitsu in Chiba Prefecture. Its honzon, or primary object of veneration, is a statute of Fudō Myōō. A well-known...

the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism. The temple's sangō is Kōgōzan (広巌山). Its honzon is Śākyamuni Buddha. According to tradition, this temple was founded in...

(浮浪山 鰐淵寺). It belongs to the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism, and its honzon is a statue of Senjū Kannon and Yakushi Nyōrai. Its ground so have been...

Buddhist temples that either have Daikokuten as their main focus of worship (honzon) or enshrine him in an auxiliary capacity. Enryaku-ji (Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture)...

Tosa, Kōchi, Japan. It is the 36th temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage. The Honzon of worship at Shōryū-ji is Acala. According to the temple records, the temple...

the butsudan can vary depending on the sect. A butsudan usually houses a honzon, a statue or painting of the Buddha or a Buddhist deity that reflects the...

place of worship to the Buddha, the Law of the Universe, etc. Scrolls (honzon) or statues are placed in the butsudan and prayed to morning and evening...

esoteric rites focused on invoking specific buddhas or bodhisattvas (the honzon or “principal deity”) and also include pilgrimages to holy sites. According...

Tendai sect located in the city of Shibukawa in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Its honzon is a bronze statue of Senju Kanzeon Bosatsu (千手観世音菩薩). The temple is also...

in most cases, Akshobhya is given that role. As an exceptional case, the honzon of Mount Kōya's Kongōbu Temple was changed from Akshobhya to Bhaiṣajyaguru...

to the Daigo-ji branch of the Shingon-sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a statue of Miroku Bosatsu. The temple precincts were a National Historic...

Buddhism. The temple's Main Hall dates from the Edo period and houses the honzon bronze Juichimen Kannon Bosatsu. The temple is also noted for its sakura...

belongs to the Tofuku-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen and its honzon is a statue of Senju Kannon Bosatsu. The temple is also commonly called...

Japan. The temple is affiliated with the Ōbaku sect of Japanese Zen and its honzon is a statue of Shaka Nyorai. It is noted for hosting the tombs of several...

The Honzon of Kiyotaki-ji is Bhaisajyaguru. According to the temple records, during the 7th year of the Yoro period (723) Gyoki carved the Honzon Bhaisajyaguru...

perceived as emanating from him), and became installed as the main deity (honzon) at many temples and outdoor shrines. Acala, as a powerful vanquisher of...

hall as a sacred place, and while performing a goma carved Kannon as the honzon of the temple. Due to the shape of the mountain the temple was located on...

statues (尊像, sonzou) in honor of Emperor Heizei. At that time he made the honzon of Yakushi Nyorai (本尊薬師如来), Wakihutsu Amida-Nyorai (脇仏阿弥陀如来) and Jūichimen...