| Closed Day | Open daily |
| Opening Times | 9：00 ～ 16：00 The principal image is not open to the public. ※You can make a reservation for a group of 10 or more. |
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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 boar.
There is "Seishi kannon bodhisattva" who protects those born in the year of the horse.
Honzon (Principal image of the Buddha) |
Amida Buddha(If you want to know more about Amida Buddha,Click Here) |
| School | jishu school |
| Founder (a person who provided financial support for the construction of a temple or a well-known person who lent support) | Ippen |
| Kaisan (the monk who first founded the temple, the first chief priest) | Sakua |
| Sangou (the name that is added before the name of the temple) | Iwakura-san |
| Spring |
wisteria（April to May） |
| Summer | conandron ramondioides（May-June）、Iris（June） |
| Fall | cluster amaryllis（September to October）、Tricyrtis hirta（September to October） |
| Winter |
| Kamakura 33 Kannon Bodhisattva, No. 7 | kanzeon kannon bodhisattva |
It is in the hall. (If you want to know more about Kanzeon kannon bodhisattva,Click Here) |
| Kamakura 24 jizo Bodhisattva, No. 5 | Shioname jizo bodhisattva |
It is in the jizo do(hall) (If you want to know more about jizo bodhisattva,Click Here) |
In 1278, the founder (a person who provided financial support or a famous person who lent support when a temple was built) " Ippen" invited " Sakua" to be the first chief priest and built a Nembutsu temple (Kosokuji Temple).
Ippen : A monk from the Kamakura period.
He was the first to preach the Jishu sect. He was also known as Ensho Daishi and Shojo Daishi.
He spread his teachings by performing "Yugyo " (traveling) and " Odori Nembutsu" (dancing nembutsu), distributing "Nembutsu charms"to people .
Sakua : A Jishu monk from the Kamakura period.
He studied under Ippen.
"It is also called Yakiho Amida"
"It is said to have been made by Unkei.
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"It is a national important cultural property"
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② There is Kannon Bodhisattva.
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"It is said to be the work of Kaikei "
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"It is a national important cultural property"
③ There is Seishi kannon bodhisattva.
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It is said to have been made by Tankei.
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It is a nationally important cultural property.
④ There is the " Standing Statue of Sho Kannon Bosatsu.
It is said to have been made in the Heian period.
It is Kamakura 33 Kannon Bodhisattva, No. 7.
It is not open to the public.
⑤ There is Buddha head of Amida Nyorai .
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It is said to have been the principal image of the Jorokudo Hall of the former Daijiji Temple."
The Zushi (a Buddhist altar implement that houses Amida Nyorai) is said to have been a gift from Ashikaga Mochiuji (Kanto Kanrei during the Muromachi period)."
* Viewing of the principal image is possible for groups of 10 or more.
Reservations are required.
According to the picture scroll "Hoyake Amida Engi" at Kosokuji Temple ...
During the Kamakura period, Unkei, who had come to Kamakura at the invitation of the shogun , was asked by a wealthy woman named Machinotsubone to create the Amida Buddha.
One day, a monk named Manzai who served the town office was suspected of theft. As punishment, the town office branded Manzo on his cheek.
However, no marks remained on his cheek.Then, Amida buddha appeared in the town office's dream and asked, "Why are you branding my cheek with fire?"
When the town office went to check on Amida buddha, it is said that there was a burn mark on his cheek .
After that, the town office became a monk, built a temple called Ganzo-ji, and enshrined the Amida Triad there.
It is said that this statue came to be called Hoyake Amida(Cheek-burning Amida) because of the legend that he burned the cheeks of a priest suspected of theft .
The picture scroll "Hoyake Amida Engi " is a Important Cultural Property of Japan .
(It is located in the Kamakura National Treasure Museum.)
I researched the Kamakura National Treasure Museum.
It is said to have been built by villagers between 1804 and 1818.
At the time, the Sanmon Gate was made with a thatched roof, but now it is made with tile roofing .
Ippen : A monk from the Kamakura period.
He was the first to preach the Jishu school.
(If you want to know more about Ippen, Click Here)
(If you want to know more about jizo bodhisattva, Click Here)
When the salt seller offered salt to Jizo bodhisattva, the salt mysteriously disappeared. This led people to believe that Jizo must have licked it, and so the temple became known as Shio-name Jizo (Salt-pumping Jizo).
