Anrakuji is a Tendai temple in Tega, Kashiwa, an ancient temple of scenic beauty on the shores of Lake Teganuma. Said to have been founded by Jikaku Daishi Ennin in the Heian period, it shows the footsteps of Tendai missionary work in eastern Japan. The principal Amida Nyorai is revered as a buddha promising rebirth in paradise with a serene expression. Located on a hill overlooking Lake Teganuma,…
Anrakuji Temple is said to have been founded around 850 CE (the 3rd year of Kashō) by Jikaku Daishi Ennin, a high-ranking Tendai monk and the third chief abbot of Enryakuji on Mount Hiei. It is believed that Ennin established this temple during his missionary activities to spread Tendai Buddhism thr…
Cleansing impurity, spiritual purification, driving away evil. Rooted in misogi ablutions and goma fire rites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "阿弥陀如来"
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