A Tendai sub-temple within Bishamondo's precincts, enshrining Kangiten (Shoten) on the grounds of Sorin-in. Kangiten, a Vajrayana deity depicted with an elephant head and human body, has long gathered the deep faith of commoners as a granter of worldly benefits including business prosperity, matchmaking, and household safety. The Shoten faith is highly secretive — there is an etiquette of not reve…
Sorin-in is a Tendai sub-temple located within the precinct of Bishamondo in Yamashina. Bishamondo itself is traditionally said to have been founded by the monk Gyoki in 703 (Taiho 3), and after several relocations it was established at its present site in Anshu, Yamashina, in 1665 (Kanbun 5) during…
Passing exams, scholarly achievement, calligraphy. Especially at Tenjin shrines honoring Sugawara no Michizane.
Derived from the enshrined deity "歓喜天（大聖歓喜天）"
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