Chosenji Kannon Jingumae

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. 東京三十三観音霊場 Pilgrimage to 33 Kannon Temples of Tokyo
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Choosenji 長泉寺 Chosen-Ji - Jingumae
慈雲山 Jiunzan 長泉寺 Chosen-Ji

渋谷区神宮前6-25-12 / Tokyo, Shibuya ward, Jingumae

千手観音 Senju Kannon

The main statue is Shaka Nyorai　釈迦如来.

The temple was a sub-temple of 江戸愛宕青松寺 Edo Atago Seisho-Ji.
The temple was in the fields of 上渋谷村 Kami-Shibuya village. He headman of 穏田村 the Ondenmura village, 田左膳義直, saved the Kannon statue in his estate in a small hall.
In 1546, 僧春的 the priest Shunteki resided here.
In 1592 青松寺七世瑞翁 the priest from Seisho-Ji of the seventh generation lived in the estate and named the temple
慈雲山長泉寺.

The Kannon statue is now in the 滝見堂 Takimi Do "Hall to view the Waterfall".
The waterfall belongs to the river 穏田川 Ondengawa.

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In the compound are more than 200 stone statues of Kannon Bosatsu and Jizo Bosatsu.

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. Ondenmura, Onden mura 隠田村/ 穏田村 Onden village "with secret fields" .
The river flowing to this region was the 穏田川 Ondengawa (further down called 渋谷川 Shibuyagawa).

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This temple is Nr. 9 of the
. 東京三十三観音霊場 Pilgrimage to 33 Kannon Temples of Tokyo

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon Bosatsu with 1000 Arms.

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. Join the Kannon Bosatsu Gallery on Facebook .

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. 東京三十三観音霊場 Pilgrimage to 33 Kannon Temples of Tokyo

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