A Nichiren head temple founded in 1368 by the monk Nichiju at Rokujobo-mon, now located in Iwakura. The dry landscape garden called 'Yuki no Niwa' (Snow Garden) is said to have been designed by Sen no Rikyu during the Azuchi-Momoyama era, and the white sand and stone arrangement radiates a crisp beauty. Deep in the precincts, a bell transferred from Doujoji associated with the legend of Anchin and…
Myomanji Temple was founded in 1368 (Ouan 1) at Rokujobo-mon in Kyoto by the eminent Nichiren monk Nichiju, who is venerated as the patriarch who established the Honke-Myoshu school within the Nichiren sect after converting from Tendai Buddhism. Throughout the Muromachi and Sengoku periods, the temp…
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "三宝尊"
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