Unshoji Kannon Shibuya

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Unshoji 雲照寺 Unsho -Ji - Nishihara, Shibuya
代々木山 Yoyogizan 雲照寺 Unsho-Ji
Named after priest 釈雲照 Shaku Unsho (1827 - 1909).

東京都渋谷区西原3-31-1 / Nishihara, Shibuya City, Tokyo


The temple was moved here in the Meiji period by the famous priest 釈雲照 Shaku Unsho (1827 - 1909).

Unsho came to 松江千手院 a Kannon temple in Matsue in 1836.
In 1844 he went to 高野山 Mount Koyasan to study 真言密教 Shingon Mikkyo Buddhism.
Later he lived at the temple 新長谷寺 Shin-Hasedera in Mejiro.
He died in 1909 of influenza.

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The temple was first located in Mejiro, called 蔵王寺 Zao-Ji.
Unsho founded his school for priests 目白僧園 Mejiro Zoen.
In 1921 Zao-Ji it was moved to this location and named after its founder Unsho.
目白僧園 Mejiro Zoen was later moved to 練馬区 Nerima ward and called 十善戒寺 Juzenkai-Ji.
Juzenkai refers to the 10 good precepts of Buddhism.

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The main statue is
十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon with 11 Heads 　

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鐘楼 bell tower

The temple bell is one of the few that was not confiscated for its metal during WWII.

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- Reference of the temple
- reference source : tesshow.jp ... -
- reference source : wikipedia ...

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This temple is Nr. 12 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 .

. Juichimen Kannon 十一面観世音菩薩 Kannon with 11 Heads

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

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