Nanba Betsuin Temple

Japanese: 難波別院 - なんばべついん

This is a branch temple of the Otani-ha Shinshu sect (Higashi Honganji) in Chuo Ward, Osaka City. It is also called Minami Mido, as opposed to the Honganji sect's Tsumura Betsuin, which is called Kita Mido. In 1594 (Bunroku 3), Kyonyo of Honganji retired and handed over his position as chief priest to his younger brother Junnyo. The following year, he established a temple on the former site of Ishiyama Honganji in Watanabe, Nishinari County, Settsu Province, and named it Otani Honganji or Osaka Honganji. In 1598 (Keicho 3), it moved to its current location, and in 1603, the building was completed, which was called Naniwa Mido. The previous year, in 1602, Kyonyo was given a temple site in Shichijo Karasuma, Kyoto by Tokugawa Ieyasu, and established the Otani-ha Honganji (Higashi Honganji), so he made Naniwa Mido a branch temple.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

大阪市中央区にある真宗大谷派(東本願寺)の別院。本願寺派の津村別院を北御堂（きたのみどう）と称するのに対して，南御堂（みなみのみどう）ともいう。1594年(文禄3)本願寺教如は本願寺住持職を弟准如に譲って隠退，翌95年に摂津国西成郡渡辺の石山本願寺の旧地に寺を営み，大谷本願寺または大坂本願寺と号したのが起源である。1598年(慶長3)現在地に移り，1603年堂舎を完成，これを難波御堂と称した。前年の1602年に，教如は徳川家康から京都七条烏丸に寺地を寄進され大谷派本願寺(東本願寺)を興したので，難波御堂を別院とした。

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