Ōtani-ha
Introduction Higashi Honganji in Kyoto, the headquarters of the Ōtani-ha'''Ōtani-ha''' (真宗大谷派, ''Shinshū Ōtani-ha'') is a Japanese Buddhist movement. It belongs to , also known as Shin Buddhism. The movement has approximately 5.5 million members.The headquarters of Ōtani-ha are in Kyoto, the mother temple is Higashi Honganji. The historic Shōman-ji, Nagoya also belongs to it.Otani University in Kyoto belongs to Ōtani-ha.
See also *Hongan-ji*Pure land Buddhism*Shinran
References
Bibliography * Suzuki, David A. (1985), Crisis in Japanese Buddhism : case of the Otani Sect, Los Angeles : Buddhist Books International,