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There is "Amida Buddha " who protects those born in the year of the dog.
There is "Amida Buddha " who protects those born in the year of the pig.
There is "Thousand-Armed Kannon Bodhisattva " who protects those born in the year of the Rat.
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Amida buddha
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school | jodo school |
Founder (a person who provided financial support for the construction of a temple or a well-known person who lent support) | not clear |
Kaisan (the monk who first founded the temple, the first chief priest) | not clear |
Sangou (the name that is added before the name of the temple) | Tenshozan |
Spring | cherry blossoms(March to April) |
Summer | |
Fall | |
Winter |
Kamakura 33 Kannon Bodhisattva, No. 20 | Senju kannon (Thousand-Armed Kannon Bodhisattva) |
(If you want to know more about Senju kannon(Thousand-Armed Kannon Bodhisattva) ,Click Here) |
The year it was built is unknown.
When Komyo-ji Temple was the " highest place of learning for monks ,① " Senju-in" was " one of the monastic quarters" where the learned monks practiced their training .② This monastic quarters became a temple and became " Senju-in temple."
During the Edo period, as the number of learned monks decreased, Terakoya( temple schoo)l was established to teach reading and writing to children from the neighborhood. In the Meiji period (1882-1896), there was also a Kuwaba Elementary School.
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② There is Senju kannon(Thousand-Armed Kannon Bodhisattva)
(If you want to know more about Senju kannon(Thousand-Armed Kannon Bodhisattva) ,Click Here)
It is Kamakura 33 Kannon Bodhisattva, No. 20.
The Sanmon gate is vermilion .
This is a monument engraved with "Matsuo Basho 's haiku."