Gyokuzoin Fudo Naka

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Gyokuzooin 玉蔵院 Gyokuzo-In, Naka
宝珠山 Hojuzan 延命寺 Enmei-Ji 玉蔵院 Gyokuzoin

さいたま市浦和区仲町2-13-22/ Saitama city, Urawa ward, Naka town

The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.
The temple was founded in the Heian Period.
It was a central temple of the 真言宗 Shingon sect in the Kanto region.
In the Edo period it was awarded 10 koku of land and a stamp seal.
It was one of the 10 important temples in the Kanto region.
Priest 印融 Inyu revived it.
Inyu was a priest in the mid-Muromachi period.
He was born in 都筑郡久保村 Kubo village in the Tsuzuki district
and founded or revived many temples.
In his later years, he stayed at 三会寺 the Temple Sankai-Ji.
Some say Inyu is a re-incarnation of 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi.

The Temple is famous for its cherry blossoms.

One tree near the Main Hall is more than 100 years old
and many visitors come during the season.

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

On August 23 - 施餓鬼（せがき）the Segaki festival is held.
. Segaki-e 施餓鬼会 Segagi ritual .
Offering food and drink to the hungry ghosts.

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- reference source : hanaetabi.fc2web.com/hudou/index ... -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This Temple is Nr. 55 of the
. Adachi 100 Fudo Temples 足立百不動尊霊場 Pilgrimage .

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