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honzon

Main image used in Japanese Buddhist worship
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honzon

Summary

honzon ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • honzon is a type of Buddharupa[2].
  • honzon is a type of cult image[3].
  • honzon's name in kana is recorded as ほんぞん[4].
  • honzon's different from is recorded as Gohonzon of Nichiren[5].
  • honzon's connects with is recorded as zen-no-tsuna[6].
  • honzon's connects with is recorded as kaku-tōba[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include Buddharupa[2] and cult image[3].

Why It Matters

honzon ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month).[1] honzon has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] honzon is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Gohonzon of Nichiren
    Subclass of → Buddharupa, cult image
    Wikidata description → Main image used in Japanese Buddhist worship
    Fandom article id → shinto:Honzon
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6262]]: shinto:Honzon, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788803538054"
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