Zuihoin is a sub-temple of Daitokuji founded in 1535 by Otomo Sorin, the Sengoku-era lord of Kyushu, as his own family temple, with Tesshu Sokyu as founding abbot. The Dokuzatei garden is a bold Horai-style dry landscape garden by Shigemori Mirei, with powerful sand patterns representing rough waves. The Kanmintei garden features stones arranged in the shape of a cross, commemorating Otomo Sorin w…
Zuihoin is a sub-temple of Daitokuji in Kyoto, founded in 1535 (Tenbun 4) by Otomo Sorin (Yoshishige), the Sengoku-period lord of northern Kyushu, as his own family mortuary temple. Tesshu Sokyu, the 90th abbot of Daitokuji, was invited to serve as founding priest. Sorin later converted to Christian…
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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