An ancient temple founded by regent Hojo Tokiyori in 1247, where Dogen, founder of Soto Zen, is said to have preached. Enshrines a stone Bishamonten statue and serves as the Bishamonten station of the Kanazawa Seven Lucky Gods pilgrimage, attracting devotion as a god of martial fortune and victory.
A Soto Zen temple formally known as Shiho-zan Denshin Zenji. Tradition holds that regent Hojo Tokiyori founded it in 1247. Records state that Dogen, the founder of Soto Zen Buddhism, preached at this temple from the 8th month of 1247 to the 3rd month of the following year. After declining through re…
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "釈迦如来(本尊)・毘沙門天"
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