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Mayasan Tenjo-ji
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Site 22 of the Shin-Saigoku 33 Pilgrimage — Tenjo-ji on Mt. Maya in Kobe, the world's only sanctuary enshrining Maya, mother of the Buddha
Founded
646
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Temple
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From Maya Cable to Niji-no-Eki station, transfer to ropeway to Hoshi-no-Eki, then 10 min walk
2-12 Maya-san-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo
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Temple
Founded 646
1380 years
Enshrined Deity
十一面観世音菩薩
摩耶夫人尊
Buddhist Sect
Koyasan Shingon school
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Overview
Tenjo-ji, on the slopes of Mt. Maya in Maya-san-cho, Nada Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo, is a Koyasan Shingon temple and Site 22 of the Shin-Saigoku 33 Pilgrimage. The principal image is the Eleven-Headed Kannon Bodhisattva. The mountain name "Maya-san" derives from Maya, the mother of the Buddha, and the temple is renowned as the only sanctuary in the world enshrining the Buddha's mother as a principal …
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Origins
Tradition holds that Tenjo-ji was founded in 646 by imperial vow of Emperor Kotoku, opened by the Indian sage Hodo Sennin — a legendary holy man said to have founded many Tendai-related temples across Harima. Among these, Tenjo-ji formed its own distinctive devotional sphere by enshrining Maya, the …
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Divine Benefits
Healing & Longevity
Matchmaking
Safe Childbirth & Fertility
Warding Off Evil
Recovery from illness, bodily wellness, peace of mind. Especially efficacious at Yakushi and Kannon temples.
Derived from the enshrined deity "十一面観世音菩薩・摩耶夫人尊"

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Minamoto no Yoritomo
First Shogun of Kamakura
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Minamoto no Yoritomo, founder of the Kamakura shogunate, is recorded among the warriors who revered Tenjoji Temple on Mt. Maya. Enshrining Maya Devi — mother of the Buddha — as its principal deity, the temple was famed for blessings of safe childbirth. In the medieval period, Yoritomo and the Ashikaga clan were prominent warrior patrons whose devotion helped spread the temple's renown nationwide.
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