A Tendai temple formally named Shinsho Gokurakuji, founded in 992 when the monk Kaisan enshrined an Amida Nyorai from Mt. Hiei\'s Jokyo-do in the villa of Higashi-Sanjo-in Senshi. The principal image, called "Unazuki no Mida" (Nodding Amida), is named from the legend that it nodded three times during Saicho\'s training. Known as a prime spot for autumn foliage, the combination of the three-storied…
Shinnyodo is traditionally said to have been founded in 992 (Shoryaku 3) when the Tendai monk Kaisan moved an Amida Nyorai image from the Jokyo-do hall on Mt. Hiei to the villa of Higashi-Sanjo-in Fujiwara no Senshi. The principal image is believed to have been carved by Saicho, the founder of Tenda…
Cleansing impurity, spiritual purification, driving away evil. Rooted in misogi ablutions and goma fire rites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "阿弥陀如来"
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