A Soto Zen temple in Numata associated with the Sanada clan, lords of Numata Castle. Protected as a family temple when Sanada Nobuyuki governed Numata domain, it served as a spiritual pillar of the Sanada family. The principal image, Shaka Nyorai, played an important role in the spiritual cultivation of samurai as the foundational Buddha of Zen. The grounds contain memorial stones related to the S…
Shorinji is a Soto Zen temple traditionally said to have been founded in 1590 by Sanada Nobuyuki, who became lord of Numata Castle. Serving as a retainer of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Nobuyuki governed Numata domain and established the temple as the family mortuary temple of the domain lords. Throughout the E…
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "釈迦如来"
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