Gion Kanshin-in Temple

Japanese: 祇園感神院 - ぎおんかんしんいん
Gion Kanshin-in Temple

...Former government-sponsored grand shrine. The current name was given to the shrine in 1868 (Meiji 1) when Shinto and Buddhism were separated. Before that, the shrine was called Gion-sha and Gion Kanshin-in (Kanshin-in was the head temple). Even today, the locals call the shrine "Gion-san."

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Gion Kanshin-in" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…旧官幣大社。現社名は1868年(明治1),神仏分離にさいして付されたもので,それ以前は祇園社,祇園感神院(かんしんいん)(感神院は別当寺)と称していた。こんにちでも市民のあいだでは〈祇園さん〉の呼称で親しまれている。…

※「祇園感神院」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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