A Soto Zen temple in Yoyogi, Shibuya Ward, an ancient Yoyogi temple founded in the Edo period.
The principal image is Shakyamuni Buddha, functioning as a community family temple while upholding the Soto Zen spirit.
In the Edo period, Yoyogi was a suburban area where samurai residences and farming villages coexisted, and Ryuunji functioned as a spiritual anchor for that community.
Guarding the Soto…
Ryuunji is a Soto Zen temple said to have been founded in 1660 (the third year of the Manji era) during the Edo period. The Yoyogi area at that time was a suburban district where samurai residences and farming villages coexisted, and the temple is believed to have served as a community temple from i…
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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