Living Buddhism
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Location: Kyoto, Japan
Duration: 3 hours
Product code: 117408P1
Overview
This tour offers a unique opportunity to visit a quiet, uncrowded, major Buddhist temple complex, popularly known as Higashi Honganji, located within easy walking distance of Kyoto Station. Your guide, a twenty-five year resident of Japan, is American-born Buddhist priest and scholar Rev. Dr. Brian Victoria. Dr. Victoria will introduce you to the fascinating history of this temple together with the doctrines and iconography of the True Pure Land sect of Buddhism with which it is affiliated. Higashi Honganji has no entrance fee since it remains what it has been for more than four centuries, a place of pilgrimage for practicing Buddhists from throughout Japan.
Supplier Name
Brian Victoria
Additional Information
Confirmation will be received at time of booking,Not wheelchair accessible,Stroller accessible,Near public transportation,Most travelers can participate,This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Inclusions:
Tour Guide
Exclusions:
500 yen entrance fee to Shosei-en Garden,Entry/Admission - Shosei-en Garden