Tokanji Kannon Hongo

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. 小机領三十三所子歳観音霊場 Kozukue Nedoshi 33 Kannon .
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Tookanji 東観寺 Tokan-Ji, Hongo
瑞照山 Zuishozan　慈眼院 Jigan-In 東観寺 Tokanji

横浜市緑区東本郷1-21-1 / Yokohama city, Midori ward, Higashi-Hongo

The main statue is Dainichi Nyorai　大日如来.
The Kannon statue was made by Gyoki Bosatsu.
The main item of worship is a scroll of 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O.
It was given with a letter by 鳥羽院 Emperor Gotoba
and has a signiture of 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi.
In front of the Kannon Hall is a stone marker.

The date of the founding is not clear.
During the Nara period (710 - 794) 行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu passed here
on his pilgrimage through Japan and build a Kannon Hall.
The temple later became abandoned.
Around 1550, the local lord 笠原越前守信爲 Kasahara Nobutane (? - 1557) had it rebuilt.
In 1652, 法印義印 Priest Giin had it revived again, so he is now seen as the founder.
The Edo government supported the tempel and gave it more land.

東観寺観音堂 Kannon Hall

. Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 (668 - 749) .

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shuin　朱印 stamp


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Also on the following pilgrimages :

. Buso Toradoshi 25 Yakushi Pilgrimage 武相寅歳薬師如来霊場 . - Nr. 24
Stamp of Yakushi Nyorai

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This temple is Nr. 32 of the pilgrimage
. 小机領三十三所子歳観音霊場 Kozukue Nedoshi 33 Kannon .
nedoshi 子年 （ねずみどし） refers to the year of the rat, 鼠 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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