On October 8, 2024, the "secret statue" of Honen, the founder of the Jodo sect, was opened to the public at the "Amida Hall," an important cultural property of Kiyomizu-dera Temple (Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City). To commemorate the 850th anniversary of the sect's founding, a memorial service was held to open the doors of the altar for the first time in seven years, and worshippers immediately put their hands together in prayer.

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