Hōgon-ji (Matsuyama)
| Hōgon-ji | |
|---|---|
Former Hōgon-ji main hall, 2011 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Ji-shū |
| Deity | Amida Buddha |
| Location | |
| Location | 5-4 Dogo Yuzukicho, Matsuyama, 790-0837, Japan |
| Country | Japan |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 668 |
33°51′6.2″N 132°47′23.1″E / 33.851722°N 132.789750°E
Hōgon-ji (宝厳寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Ji sect in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. It is famed as the birthplace of the Buddhist sage Ippen, who founded the Ji (time) sect as an offshoot of the Jōdo (Pure Land Buddhism) sect in 1276.