A Rinzai Myoshinji-branch temple said to have been founded in Hakata in 1246 by Rankei Doryu (Daikaku Zenji), the founding abbot of Kamakura Kenchoji. Originally located near Yagura-mon Gate in Gionmachi, it was destroyed in the 1586 Shimazu-Otomo warfare and rebuilt in 1636 within the Shofukuji precinct as a subsidiary temple. Famous as the guardian of the "Nanporoku," a secret transmission of Se…
Said to have been founded in 1246 by Rankei Doryu. Burnt in 1586, relocated within Shofukuji in 1636. Preserved Tachibana Jitsuzan"s Nanporoku, a keystone of the Nanbo tea school.
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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