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Koshoji
神奈川県
A Pure Land temple housing a Kamakura-period standing Amida Buddha reflecting the Kei school style — designated a Kanagawa prefectural cultural property
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12 min walk from JR Higashi-Zushi Station
2-20-17 Numama, Zushi
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A temple in Numama, Zushi, housing a wooden standing Amida Buddha statue from the Kamakura period — designated a prefectural cultural property. Its realistic style reflects the influence of the Kei school of Buddhist sculptors represented by Unkei and Kaikei. Together with Jimmuji and Kaihoin, it forms part of Numama's medieval sphere of faith.
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A temple that has gathered devotion in the Numama area since ancient times. The principal wooden standing Amida Buddha statue, estimated to date from the Kamakura period, is characterized by its realistic style influenced by the Kei school of Buddhist sculptors represented by Unkei and Kaikei, and i…
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Purification
Rebirth in Pure Land
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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