A notable Soto sect temple in Kasama, founded as the bodaiji of the Kasama castle lord. The Kasama clan were warriors who ruled Kasama in Hitachi Province from the Kamakura through Muromachi periods, and the temple was also a prayer site for the clan. Its principal Shakyamuni is the fundamental Buddha of Zen, placed at the center of zazen practice. Located on hills near Kasama Castle ruins, it has…
Shojoji Temple is traditionally said to have been founded around 1250, during the Kamakura period, by the Kasama clan, powerful warriors who held sway over Kasama in Hitachi Province. The temple was established as the bodaiji (family mortuary temple) and prayer site of the clan, serving as its spiri…
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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