A Soto Zen temple in Yotsuya 4-4 traditionally founded in 1575 when the senior Takeda retainer **Kosaka Masanobu (Kasuga Toratsuna, 1527-1578)** built a hermitage during a visit to Edo. Its founding abbot was Rengaku (d. 1632). The temple stood at its present site even before the 1634 mass relocation of Buddhist temples from Kojimachi, making it one of the oldest temples in the Yotsuya area. The n…
Soto-sect temple traditionally founded 1575 when Takeda retainer Kosaka Masanobu built a hermitage while visiting Edo. Nicknamed "Sasadera" after Hidetada or Iemitsu noted the abundant bamboo grass. The Meno Kannon—traditionally Hidetada"s personal devotional image—is a Shinjuku Ward Cultural Proper…
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "釈迦如来"
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