An ancient Jodo temple founded under Ashikaga clan patronage in the Muromachi period — nestled adjacent to Ashikaga School and Banna-ji, a quiet corner of the town's layered medieval Buddhist landscape
An ancient Jodo temple located in Ashikaga's historic center near Ashikaga School. Founded in the Muromachi period as a temple devoted to by the Ashikaga clan, it has played an important role in forming the Ashikaga cultural sphere. The principal Shaka Nyorai is said to be a Muromachi-period work. Adjacent to Ashikaga School and Banna-ji, it is known to tourists as a temple constituting the surrou…
Hogenji is a Jodo sect temple located in Ietomi-cho, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture. The exact date of its founding is unknown, but it is said to have been established during the Muromachi period (14th–16th centuries) under the patronage of the Ashikaga clan. The Ashikaga, who had maintained thei…
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "釈迦如来"
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