Daio-ji Temple in Kuroha, Otawara, is a Soto Zen temple that flourished as the family mortuary temple of the Ozeki clan, lords of Kurobane Domain. Seven of its buildings — including the thatched main hall — are designated National Important Cultural Properties, preserving the austere yet dignified Zen architectural tradition of the Muromachi period. The renowned haiku poet Matsuo Basho is said to …
Daio-ji Temple is said to have been founded in 1404 (Oei 11) by Ozeki Masatsugu, with the eminent Soto Zen monk Muan Sosetsu as its founding priest. The Ozeki clan later became lords of Kuroha Domain and consistently patronized the temple as their family's bodaiji (memorial temple) for generations. …
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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