Saishoji Kannon Sugata

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Saishooji 最勝寺 Saisho-Ji, Sugata
熊野山 Kumanozan　最勝寺 Saishoji

神奈川県横浜市神奈川区菅田町2713 / Kanagawa, Yokohama, Kanagawa ward, Sugata town

The Kannon statue is 正観世音菩薩 Sho Kannon.
The main statue is 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai.

The date of its foundation is not known.
Some sources quote 興覺法印 Saint Kyoza in 1470.
Others quote 権大僧都善祐 Saint Zenyu in 1652.

最勝寺山門 Main Gate of 最勝寺 the Temple Saisho-Ji

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- source : dankaipachi.cocolog-nifty.com/kawa ...
- reference source : tesshow.jp ... -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This temple is Nr. 03 of the pilgrimage
. 小机領三十三所子歳観音霊場 Kozukue Nedoshi 33 Kannon .
nedoshi refers to 子年（ねずみどし） the year of the rat, nezumi.

. 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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....................................................................... Saitama 埼玉県　
入間郡 Iruma district 越生町 Ogose town

. ryuu, ryū 龍　竜　伝説　Ryu - dragon legends .

The statue of a dragon at 最勝寺 the Temple Saisho-Ji in Ogose
was carved by 左甚五郎 Hidari Jingoro.
Every night it would take off and devastate the nearby fields.
They put a metal net over it to keep it in place.
. Hidari Jingoroo 左甚五郎 Hidari Jingoro - sculptor and carpenter .

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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -

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