A Nichiren-sect temple enshrining Jurojin as one of the Kamakura-Enoshima Seven Lucky Gods. Associated with the legendary monk Nichiin who wore a scorching-hot iron pot on his head during his preaching — giving him the epithet 'Pot-hat Nichiin.'
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Myoryuji Temple was founded in 1385 (the 2nd year of Shitoku) by the Nichiren-sect monk Nichishun. The temple grounds are said to have been built on the former residential estate of Chiba Taneyoshi, a member of the Chiba clan who fell into decline following the collapse of the Kamakura shogunate. Th…