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The Goeido is among the largest wooden buildings in the world. Ropes plaited with human hair were used to haul up its beams.
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Higashi Hongan-ji (東本願寺, Eastern Monastery of the Original Vow) is one of two dominant sub-sects of Jōdo Shinshū in Japan and abroad, the other being Nishi Hongan-ji, the "Western Temple of the Original Vow". It is also the name of the head temple of the Ōtani-ha branch of Jōdo Shinshū in Kyoto, which was most recently constructed in 1895 after a fire burned down the previous temple. As with many sites in Kyoto, these two complexes have more casual names and are known in Kyoto as Onissan (お西さん; Honorable Mr. West) and Ohigashisan (お東さん; Honorable Mr. East).
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded：1602 Shrine rank：Head temple of the Otani branch of Shin Buddhism Blessings：Rebirth
Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Official website
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