A Tendai temple in Yashio City enshrining Juichimen Kanzeon Bosatsu. The name Jigenji means 'temple of the compassionate gaze,' embodying the caring presence of Kannon looking over all beings. It has served the waterway farming community through ancestral rites and daily faith support.
Jigenji is a Shingon Buddhist temple traditionally said to have been founded around 1450 (the 2nd year of the Hōtoku era). The principal object of worship is Dainichi Nyorai (Mahavairocana), and esoteric Buddhist teachings have been passed down at this site for centuries. The temple name Jigenji is …
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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"
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