page_title: Taiseki-ji
section_title: Mutsubō
hierarchical_section_title: Taiseki-ji / List of buildings / Mutsubō
caption_attribution_description: English: Mutsubo of Taiseki-ji.jpg 日本語: 六壷（大石寺）
context_page_description: Tahō Fuji Dainichirenge-zan Taiseki-ji; more commonly just Sōhonzan Taiseki-ji, informally known as Head Temple Taiseki-ji is the administrative center of Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism. It is located in the foothills of Mount Fuji in Kamijo, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
  Taiseki-ji was founded in 1290 by Nikkō Shōnin, one of Nichiren's immediate disciples, on a land parcel donated by the believer, Nanjo Shichiro Jiro Taira-no Tokimitsu, commonly known as Nanjo Tokimitsu.
  The temple is the home of the Dai Gohonzon, Nichiren Shoshu's object of worship, which draws pilgrim believers from various countries. The temple's vast open grounds are also open to the public for sightseeing, though its religious buildings are restricted to non-believers. Accordingly, adherents of the Soka Gakkai are not permitted entry to the Head Temple buildings.
context_section_description: The first Mutsubō (六 壷) was erected in 1290 as Taiseki-ji's first building. It has been rebuilt many times since, but the Gohonzon (object of veneration) it houses is attributed to temple founder Nikkō Shōnin dating from November 1332. It maintains its original design of having six rooms. The current structure, which uses much keyaki heartwood, was completed in 1988. The High Priest of Nichiren Shoshu proceeds to the Mutsubō on concluding Ushitora Gongyo in the Kyakuden (see below) to perform another gongyo recitation with young priests and acolytes.
caption: The Mutsubō
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