Head of the Shogoin yamabushi lineage and the Honzan Shugen school — a monzeki temple where Prince Zoyo, son of Cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa, served as abbot
Shogo-in, in Shogoin Naka-cho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, is the head temple of the Honzan Shugen school. Until the early Meiji era, it belonged to the Tendai Jimon school (the lineage of Onjo-ji / Mii-dera) and served as a monzeki temple where members of the imperial family and Sekkanke nobility served as abbots. The principal image is Fudo Myoo. Site 100 of the Shinbutsu Reijo Pilgrimage. As the he…
Shogo-in was founded in 1090 when the priest Zoyo of Mii-dera (Onjo-ji), who served as guide for Cloistered Emperor Shirakawa's Kumano pilgrimage, was rewarded by the emperor with land in Kyoto. Some traditions hold that Zoyo was a son of Cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa, and he opened Shogo-in as it…
Recovery from illness, bodily wellness, peace of mind. Especially efficacious at Yakushi and Kannon temples.
Derived from the enshrined deity "不動明王"
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