A Soto Zen temple in Sakado City that spread Zen teachings across western Musashi Province. The name evokes a dragon soaring through clouds, symbolizing the heights of Zen enlightenment. Founded in the Muromachi or early Edo period, it has nurtured Zen tradition in Sakado's farming communities.
Ryuunji Temple is said to have been founded around 1530 (Kyoroku 3), making it a venerable Soto Zen institution with roots in the late Muromachi period. Its establishment reflects the rapid expansion of Soto Zen throughout the Kanto region from the 15th century onward, during which the temple is bel…
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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