A Tendai temple said to have been founded by the monk Ennin (Jikaku Daishi) in the 851–854 period. Revived in the early 12th century by the monk Ryonin, who perfected the Ohara tradition of Buddhist chant (shomyo), it holds an important place as the birthplace of shomyo. Its three principal deities — Yakushi Nyorai, Shakyamuni Buddha, and Amida Nyorai — are elegant Fujiwara-period statues. The sto…
Raigouin Temple in Ohara is a Tendai Buddhist temple said to have been founded in 851 (the first year ofEnju) by the monk Ennin, posthumously known as Jikaku Daishi. Ennin was a distinguished prelate who spread Tendai teachings from his base at Enryakuji on Mount Hiei, and is said to have establishe…
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "薬師如来・釈迦如来・阿弥陀如来"
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