Bishamondo is a Tendai-sect monzeki temple tracing its origins to Izumoji, founded in 703 by Gyoki, later relocated and revived in its current location in Yamashina by Kokai, a disciple of Tenkai. After Prince Koben, son of Emperor Gonishinomiya, entered the temple, it became a monzeki and is counted among the five Tendai monzeki of Kyoto. The principal image of Bishamonten is said to date from th…

The origins of Bishamondo are traced to Izumoji, a temple said to have been founded in 703 by the monk Gyoki in the northeastern part of the capital, along the Izumoji road. The principal image of Bishamonten is believed to have been created during the Heian period, and the temple was venerated as a…