There are some temples with the same name, Hongan-ji, throughout Japan, but the name usually indicates the Hongan-ji Temple which is one of the head temples of Jodo Shinshu sect (the True Pure Land Sect of Buddhism) (Shinshu sect).
各地に同名の寺院があるが、一般には浄土真宗（真宗）の本山の一つである本願寺を指すことが多い。