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Anzenji 安禅寺 / 安禪寺 Anzen-Ji, Aizumi
円通山 Entsuzan 正受院 Shoju-In 安禅寺 Anzenji
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新宿区愛住町9-3 / Shinjuku, Aizumi
The main Kannon statue is 聖観世音菩薩 Sho Kannon.
It was carved by 慈覚大師円仁 Jigaku Daishi Ennin .
In 1571, when 比叡山 the Temple Hieizan in Kyoto was torched,
a priest carried the statue on his back to a mountain retreat in Southern Gifu.
Around 1715 it came back to the Temple.
. Ennin - Jigaku Daishi 慈覚大師 / 慈覺大師 (794 – 864) .
This temple was founded by a priest from the Nichiren sect in 1608 in 麹町清水谷 Shimizudani, Kojimachi district.
In 1634, it was relocated to its present place.
In 1659, a priest from the Tendai sect took over as head priest.
The name of the Temple was first written 安善寺 Anzen-Ji with 善,
and in 1751 changed to 安禅寺 Anzen-Ji with 禅.
In 1813 it was finally written 安禅寺 Anzen-Ji.
An important statue in the compound was Tankiri Jizo Bosatsuたん切り地蔵,
who was known to heal illness of the lungs.
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When the temple was relocated, the statue of Jizo was also relocated.
At the end of WW II the temple burned down.
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- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : tendaitokyo.jp/jiinmei ...
- reference source : tesshow.jp ... -
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This temple is Nr. 25 of the
. . 山の手三十三観音霊場 Pilgrimage to 33 Kannon Temples along the Yamanote Line .
. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .
. Shō Kannon 聖観音 / 正観音 Sho Kannon / 聖観世音菩薩
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. Japan - Shrines and Temples - Index .
. Buddhist Temples and their Legends .
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Anzenji 安禅寺 / 安禪寺 Anzen-Ji, Aizumi
円通山 Entsuzan 正受院 Shoju-In 安禅寺 Anzenji
新宿区愛住町9-3 / Shinjuku, Aizumi
The main Kannon statue is 聖観世音菩薩 Sho Kannon.
It was carved by 慈覚大師円仁 Jigaku Daishi Ennin .
In 1571, when 比叡山 the Temple Hieizan in Kyoto was torched,
a priest carried the statue on his back to a mountain retreat in Southern Gifu.
Around 1715 it came back to the Temple.
. Ennin - Jigaku Daishi 慈覚大師 / 慈覺大師 (794 – 864) .
This temple was founded by a priest from the Nichiren sect in 1608 in 麹町清水谷 Shimizudani, Kojimachi district.
In 1634, it was relocated to its present place.
In 1659, a priest from the Tendai sect took over as head priest.
The name of the Temple was first written 安善寺 Anzen-Ji with 善,
and in 1751 changed to 安禅寺 Anzen-Ji with 禅.
In 1813 it was finally written 安禅寺 Anzen-Ji.
An important statue in the compound was Tankiri Jizo Bosatsuたん切り地蔵,
who was known to heal illness of the lungs.
At the end of WW II the temple burned down.
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- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : tendaitokyo.jp/jiinmei ...
- reference source : tesshow.jp ... -
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This temple is Nr. 25 of the
. . 山の手三十三観音霊場 Pilgrimage to 33 Kannon Temples along the Yamanote Line .
. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .
. Shō Kannon 聖観音 / 正観音 Sho Kannon / 聖観世音菩薩
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. Temples with legends .
. Japan - Shrines and Temples - Index .
[ . BACK to DARUMA MUSEUM . TOP . ]
[ . BACK to WORLDKIGO . TOP . ]
- - #anzenji #aizumi#shojuin -
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