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Hokoji
静岡県
Head temple of Rinzai Hokoji school, founded by a prince of Emperor Go-Daigo, with 500 stone Arhat figures
Founded
1371
Type
Temple
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Access
20 min by bus from Tenryu Hamanako Railway Kanasashi Station, alight at Okuyama
Okuyama 1577-1, Inasa-cho, Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
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Temple
Founded 1371
655 years
Enshrined Deity
Buddhist Sect
Rinzai Zen
Overview
The head temple of the Rinzai Hokoji school, founded in 1371 by Zen Master Mumon Gensen, a prince of Emperor Go-Daigo, and one of the Five Northern Temples of Lake Hamana. At its peak the temple had around 60 sub-temples. Stone images of the 500 Rakan (Arhat) are scattered throughout the grounds. Revered as Okuyama Hansobo, the enshrined Hansobo Daigongen is venerated as a fire-prevention and fort…
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Origins
Houkoji Temple was founded in 1371 by Zen Master Mumon Gensen, a prince of Emperor Go-Daigo. After studying Zen Buddhism in China, Mumon Gensen is said to have returned to Japan and established the temple complex in the secluded hills of Okuyama. The temple grew steadily through the Muromachi and Se…
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Divine Benefits
Warding Off Evil
Purification
Rebirth in Pure Land
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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