Sekizanzenin is a Tendai temple in Kaikon-bo-cho, Shugakuin, Sakyo-ku, an ancient temple deep in the Shugakuin mountains founded in 888 by Ane according to the dying wish of the Tendai patriarch Jikaku Daishi Ennin. Known as the temple enshrining Fukurokuju, one of the 'Seven Lucky Gods of the Capital,' it is visited by worshippers making the annual January Seven Lucky Gods pilgrimage. The princip…

Sekizanzenin is traditionally said to have been founded in 888 by Ane (Ankei), acting on the dying wish of the eminent Tendai patriarch Jikaku Daishi Ennin. During his years of study in Tang China, Ennin is said to have venerated Taizan-fu-kun (Sekizan Daimyojin), the deity of Mount Tai, and to have…