Chosenji Temple in Tamamachi, Moka City, is an ancient Tendai sect temple with a history of being protected as the prayer temple of Moka Castle lords. It has functioned as a place of faith and practice based on Tendai teachings, enshrining Amida Nyorai as its principal image. Buddhist statues said to date from the Heian period are enshrined on the grounds, serving as a precious heritage of Buddhis…
Chosenji Temple is said to have been founded in 850 CE by the eminent Tendai monk Jikaku Daishi Ennin. From its establishment, the temple enshrined Amida Nyorai as its principal image and is believed to have served as one of the centers of Tendai Buddhist learning in Shimotsuke Province. During the …
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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