Saiho-ji

📍 Hiroshima, Takehara · 3-10-44 Honcho, Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture

📿 Goshuin Info

Hours

9:00–16:00

Fee

¥500

Direct-write

Available

Pre-written

Available

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History

Byakko

This temple illuminates the path to Amida Buddha's Pure Land, offering salvation to all who sincerely chant the Nembutsu. In Takehara's historic streetscape, it maintains teaching lineage unbroken across centuries. The accumulated prayers of dedicated believers create spiritual resonance that guides souls toward Western paradise. At life's threshold, those who practiced here discover their faith becomes a golden bridge to eternal peace.

Benefits

Western Pure Land rebirthAmida salvationNembutsu fulfillment

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