Kogonji Yakushi Minamata

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Kogon-Ji 光厳寺 - Koogonzenji 光厳禅寺 Kogonzen-Ji, Minamata
太梅山 Taibaizan 光厳禅寺 Kogonzenji, 光厳寺 Kogonji

熊本県水俣市天神町1-5-1 / Kumamoto, Minamata city, Tenjin Town

The main statue is 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O.

The Temple 光厳寺 Kogon-Ji used to be in 宮崎県東臼杵郡富高村 Miyazaki, Tomidaka village.
In 1901, there was no more head priest, so next year the temple was abolished.
In 1002, priest 金田東禅大和尚 Kaneda from 愛媛県西宇和郡八幡浜吉蔵寺 temple Yoshizo-Ji
in Yawatahama, Ehime, had it rebuilt.
For a while, the family of 野上梅芳 Nogami Baiho took care of it.
In 1923, priest 田中石峰大和尚 Tanaka Ishimine became the second head priest of the temple.

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : fishaqua.gozaru.jp/kumamoto ...
- source : oyakushi.com ...
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This temple is Nr. 28 of the pilgrimage
. 49 Yakushi Temples in Kyushu 九州四十九薬師霊場 .

. 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai Bhaisajyaguru .
the Buddha of Medicine and Healing

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