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Mobara Jokoji is a Shingon (Buzan) temple in Hayano, Mobara, an esoteric Buddhist practice hall carrying on the teachings of Kobo Daishi Kukai. Founded in the Heian period, it is one of the important temples demonstrating the development of the Shingon sect in Kazusa Province. The principal Yakushi Nyorai was a particularly important object of faith in rural areas with limited medical care, as the…

Jokoji Temple is traditionally said to have been founded around 850 CE, during the Heian period, as an esoteric Buddhist practice hall carrying on the Dharma lineage of Kobo Daishi Kukai. It is believed to have served as one of the key centers for the propagation of the Shingon sect in Kazusa Provin…