A Shingon Chisan-branch temple in Kosugi Goten-cho, mountain-named Ryujukuzan with subsidiary title Kongo-in. Temple tradition holds that it was founded by Jikaku Daishi (Ennin) on his Eastern pilgrimage and restored by Saimyoji Nyudo (Hojo Tokiyori) in the Kamakura period. During the Edo period, thanks to the adjacent Kosugi Goten, it received shogunal patronage and a 10-koku vermilion-seal grant…
Tradition attributes its founding to Jikaku Daishi (Ennin) and its restoration to Hojo Tokiyori. Received a 10-koku vermilion-seal grant in 1642 under shogunal patronage. Enshrines Kawasaki Seven Lucky Gods" Daikoku-ten; Station 20 of the Tamagawa 88 Pilgrimage. The Kosugi Goten stele is in the prec…
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "大日如来"
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