Chokenji is a Shingon Daigo-ha temple founded in 1699 when Fushimi magistrate Takebe Masasato relocated Tammon-in from Fukakusa to its present site to revive Fushimi, and it is the only temple in Kyoto where Benzaiten is the principal image. The eight-armed Benzaiten statue dating from the late Kamakura period is a secret Buddha, unveiled only during New Year, revered as the goddess of music, weal…
Chokenji traces its origins to Tammon-in, a temple formerly located in Fukakusa. In 1699 (Genroku 12), Fushimi magistrate Takebe Masasato relocated and renamed the temple to its present site near Chujo-shima, establishing Chokenji as a Shingon Daigo-ha temple with the aim of revitalizing the Fushimi…
Flourishing trade, new-shop openings, successful deals. A central prayer at Inari and Ebisu shrines.
Derived from the enshrined deity "八臂弁財天"
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