The Otani Mausoleum - also known as Nishi Otani - is dedicated to Shinran Shonin (1173 - 1263), the founder of Shin Buddhism. In two modern buildings, the ashes of many dead Buddhists are found in more than 20,000 small altars.

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The Ōtani Mausoleum (Ōtani Hondō), also known as Ōtani Sobyo or Ōtani Hombyo, is the sacred final resting place and mausoleum of Shinran Shonin, the revered founder of the Jōdo …

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