Daienji Kannon Mukogaoka

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Daienji 大円寺 / 大圓寺 Daien-Ji - Mukogaoka
金龍山 Kinryuzan

東京都文京区向丘1-11-3 / Tokyo, Bunkyo ward, Mukogaoka

聖観世音菩薩

- Chant of the temple
逆縁も もらさで救う 観世音 我が身はなれず 添いたもうなり

The main statue is 釈迦牟尼仏 Shakamuni Buddha.
The temple has been founded in 1597.
The temple has been revitalized in 1630 by 久山正雄大和尚 great priest Masao on behalf of the lord from Tosa, Ishigo Katsumasa 石河土佐守勝政.

On the way to the temple are the famous 炮烙地蔵 Horoku Jizo statues. They were placed to atone for the fire caused by Yaoya O-Shichi.

. hooroku Jizoo 炮烙地蔵 Horoku Jizo with an earthen pot.

. Yaoya no O-Shichi 八百屋お七 Greengrocer's Daughter Oshichi .
started the fire in this temple.

The main hall burned down various times and the present building is from the early Showa period.
Now it holds 七観音 seven statues of Kannon Bosatsu, replica from after the war.

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The grave of the following person is in the graveyard
高島秋帆 Takashima Shuhan (1798 - 1866)
- Takashima Shūhan - More in the WIKIPEDIA -

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shuin 朱印 stamp for the Seven Kannon

- reference of the temple
- reference source : tesshow.jp ... -
- reference source : wanderingly.web ...

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Also on the following pilgrimages :

The temple is Nr. 26
　. 東京三十三観音霊場 33 Kannon Temples in Tokyo .


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This temple is Nr. 23 of the
. 江戸三十三観音霊場 Pilgrimage to 33 Kannon Temples of Edo


. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Shō Kannon 聖観音 / 正観音 Sho Kannon / 聖観世音菩薩 .

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. Bunkyō 文京区 Bunkyo ward, "Literature Capital" .
Mukogaoka district 向丘
With two subdistricts 向丘一丁目 - 向丘二丁目.
The district was created by combining the following parts of Komagome
駒込東片町 Higashi-Katamachi 、駒込肴町 Sakanamachi、駒込蓬莱町 Horaimachi、駒込追分町 Oiwakemachi and 駒込浅嘉町 Chokaimachi.

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. Join the Kannon Bosatsu Gallery on Facebook .

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