A Shingon temple said to have been founded by Kobo Daishi Kukai in 819, formally named 'Renka-ji' but popularly known as 'Kuginuki Jizo' (Nail-Pulling Jizo). The principal image Jizo Bosatsu came to be called 'Nail-Puller' from the belief that it pulls out the 'nails of the heart' — the suffering of the people. The temple corridor is densely packed with nail-pulling ema votive plaques donated by w…
The temple is traditionally said to have been founded in 819 by the Shingon priest Kobo Daishi Kukai, who enshrined a Jizo Bosatsu image he brought back from Tang-dynasty China as the principal object of worship. Although its formal name is Renka-ji, it came to be widely known as 'Kuginuki Jizo' (Na…
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Safe delivery, conception, child protection. Traditions tied to Empress Jingu, Konohanasakuya-hime, Suitengu, and Kishimojin.
Derived from the enshrined deity "地蔵菩薩"
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