Gofunai temples 58 and 59

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Nr. 58 - Kootoku-in, Kōtoku-in 光徳院 Kotoku-In

- 七星山 Shichiseizan　光徳院 Kotoku-In　息災寺 Sokusai-Ji
中野区上高田五丁目18－3 / 5 Chome-18-3 Kamitakada, Nakano ward
Shingon Sect : 豊山派



This temple was founded around 1600, maybe by 亮珎 who died in 1641.
The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.
There is also a statue of 千手観音 Kannon with 1000 arms made by 菅原道真 Sugawara no Michizane, while he was in exile in Dazaifu. Now in a special Kannon Hall in the compound.

The temple was first located in 麹町 Kojimachi, later moved to 市ヶ谷田町 Ichigaya Tamachi and then to 牛込柳町 Ushigome Yanagimachi.
It was finally moved to its present location in 1910.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 仙遊寺 Senyu-Ji in Shikoku :
たちよりて作礼の堂にやすみつつ 六字を唱え経を読むべし
Tachi yorite sarei no doo ni yasumitsutsu rokuji o tonae kyoo o yomu beshi

. Nr. 58 - 作礼山 Sareizan　千光院 Senko-In　仙遊寺 Senyu-Ji / Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :


- Also part of the following pilgrimage:
. 山の手三十三観音霊場 Yamanote 33 Kannon temples - Nr. 22 .

- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/nakano


. Introduction of Dainichi Nyorai .



光徳院五重塔 five-storied pagoda
15 m high, built in 1955.

光徳院山門

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. Sugawara Michizane　菅原道真 (845 - 903) .


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Nr. 59 - Muryooji 無量寺 Muryo-Ji

- 仏法山 / 佛寶山 Buppozan　西光院 Saiko-In　無量寺 Muryo-Ji
北区西ヶ原1-34-8 / 1 Chome-34-8 Nishigahara, Kita ward
Shingon Sect : 豊山派



This temple foundation is not known, but maybe it dates back to the Kamakura period.
In 1648 it is mentioned in the records of Edo. It was first named 佛寶山長福寺 Chofuku-Ji, but the name was changed later when it became clear that the name of the 9th Shogun was wirtten with the same characters, 長福丸 Nagatomi-Maru.

The main statue is 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O.

In the 大師堂 Hall for Kobo Daishi there is a statue of 聖観音 Kannon Bosatsu:
raiyoke no honzon 雷除けの本尊 ward to ward off thunder

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 国分寺 Kokubun-Ji in Shikoku :
守護のため建ててあがむる国分寺　いよいよめぐむ薬師なりけり
Shugo no tame tatete agamuru Kokubunji iyoiyo megumu Yakushi nari keri

. 59 - 国分寺 Kokubun-Ji / Shikoku .

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Stone memorial of the Six Amida

In the main hall is a statue of 阿弥陀如来坐像 a seated Amida Nyorai, part of the 江戸六阿弥陀 Pilgrimage to six Amida Nyorai Temples.
People come here to pray especially during the spring and autumn equinox to pray for their rebirth in heaven. They combined this trip with enjoying cherry blossoms and red autumn leaves in the compound.

. 江戸六阿弥陀 6 Amida Nyorai Temples . - Nr. 03

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- Also part of the following pilgrimages:
豊島八十八ヶ所霊場 - Toshima Henro - Nr. 59
上野王子駒込辺三十三ヶ所観音霊場 Ueno 33 Kannon temples - Nr. 03


- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/kita

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無量寺鐘楼 bell tower




ことぶき地蔵 Kotobuki Jizo

In August on the 24th day, the ritual of "Jizo Bon" is celebrated with candles and lanterns. Children have the chance to take part in a Sumo wrestling competition.

. Kotobuki Jizo 寿地蔵 Jizo for Longevity .
at 慈願寺 the Temple Jigan-Ji is Saitama, Omiya city.

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The main statue is
ashidome Fudo 足止め不動 Fudo who stopped the thief

Once upon a time in the evening, a thief sneeked in to steal the statue of Fudo Myo-O. But right in front of the statue he could not move any more. Next morning he was found and taken care of.

. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja – Fudo Myoo .

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At the entrance of the temple are two "Tanuki priests" to usher the pilgrim inside:



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Tokugawa Ieshige 徳川家重
(January 28, 1712 – July 13, 1761) was the ninth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.



The first son of Tokugawa Yoshimune, his mother was the daughter of Ōkubo Tadanao, known as Osuma no kata. His mother died in 1713 when he was only 2 years old, so he was raised by Yoshimune's concubine, Okon no Kata but later Okon give birth to Tokugawa Munetake so he was raised by another of Yoshimune's concubines, Okume no Kata as her biological son.
His childhood name was Nagatomi-maru.
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. Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 (668 - 749) Saint Gyōki .

. Shikoku Henro Temple List 四国遍路　 .

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Gofunai temples 56 and 57

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Nr. 56 - Yorakuji 与楽寺 Yoraku-Ji

- 宝珠山 / 寶珠山 Hojuzan　地蔵院 Jizo-In　与楽寺 Yoraku-Ji
北区田端1-25-1 / 1 Chome-25-1 Tabata, Kita ward
Shingon Sect : 豊山派



This temple was founded in the Muromachi period by 秀栄 / 秀榮 Suei.
The main statue is 地蔵菩薩 Jizo Bosatsu, carved by Kobo Daishi. The statue is not shown.
It is also called
zokuyoke Jizo 賊除地蔵 "Jizo preventing theft".
Once thieves wanted to take the statue away at night, but out of nowhere some monks appeared and could prevent it. When the priest looked at the Jizo statue next morning, its feet were covered in mud from last night's pursuit of the thief.

The temple was first established by Kobo Daishi in Kyoto, but in 1648 it was moved to Edo as the main temple of Ninna-Ji in the Kanto region.
京都仁和寺の関東末寺の取締役寺

The belief in 女人成仏の本尊 Amida Nyorai as a saviour of women was strong, so the temple became one of the Six Amida Temples in Edo.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 泰山寺 Taisan-Ji in Shikoku :
みな人の詣りてやがて泰山寺来世の引導たのみおきつつ
Mina hito no mairite yagate Taisanji raise no indoo tanomi okitsutsu

. Nr. 56 - 金輪山 Kinrinzan　勅王院 Chokuo-In 　泰山寺 Taisan-Ji / Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :


- Also part of the following pilgrimages:
. 江戸六阿弥陀 Six Amida Nyorai Temples . - Nr. 04
豊島八十八ヶ所霊場 Toshima Henro - Nr. 56

. 上野王子駒込辺三十三ヶ所観音霊場 Ueno Oji Komagome 33 Kannon Temples - Nr. 21.

- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/kita


. Introduction of Jizo Bosatsu .

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Nr. 57 - Myoo-0o-In 明王院 Myoo-In

- 天瑞山 Tenzuizan　明王院 Myoo-In　歓福寺 Kanpuku-Ji
台東区谷中五丁目4-2 / 5 Chome-4-2 Yanaka, Taitō ward
Shingon Sect : 豊山派



This temple was founded in 1611 by 弁円上人 Saint Benen (Ben'en) on request of 後水尾天皇 Gomizunoo Tenno (1596 - 1680) .
The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.

The temple was a sub-temple of 本所弥勒寺 Honjo Miroku-Ji.
It was first located in Kanda Kitateramachi and moved to a location in Yanaka in 1648, and finally to its present location in Yanaka in 1660.

The Daishido Hall for Kobo Daishi has been rebuilt in 1995.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 栄福寺 Eifuku-Ji in Shikoku :
この世には弓矢を守る八幡なり来世は人を救う弥陀仏 　 Japanese
Kono yo ni wa yumiya o mamoru yahata nari raise wa hito o sukuu Mida butsu

. Nr. 57 - 府頭山 Futoizan　無量寿院 Muryoju-In 　栄福寺 Eifuku-Ji / Shikoku .

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- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/taito


. Introduction of Amida Nyorai .



hookyoointoo 宝篋印塔 Hokyointo stone pagoda
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. Gofunai Nr. 84 - Myoo-In 明王院 Myo-O-In .
港区三田4-3-9 / Minato ward, Mita 4-3-9

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Hōkyōintō
A hōkyōintō (宝篋印塔) is a Japanese pagoda, so called because it originally contained the Hōkyōin (宝篋印) dharani (陀羅尼) sūtra.
A Chinese variant of the Indian stūpa, it was originally conceived as a cenotaph of the King of Wuyue - Qian Liu.



----- Structure and function
Usually made in stone and occasionally metal or wood, hōkyōintō started to be made in their present form during the Kamakura period. Like a gorintō, they are divided in five main sections called (from the bottom up) kaeribanaza (反花座), or "inverted flower seat", kiso (基礎), or base, tōshin (塔身), or body, kasa (笠), or umbrella, and sōrin (相輪), or pagoda finial.
he tōshin is the most important part of the hōkyōintō and is carved with a Sanskrit letter.The 'sōrin has the same shape as the tip of a five-storied pagoda. The kasa can also be called yane (屋根), or roof. It's decorated with four characteristic wings called mimikazari (耳飾) or sumikazari (隅飾).
Different structures exist, and the hōkyōintō property of the Yatsushiro Municipal Museum in Kyushu for example is divided in just four parts, with no kaeribanaza.
The sūtra
contain all the pious deeds of a Tathagata Buddha, and the faithful believe that praying in front of a hōkyōintō their sins will be canceled, during their lives they will be protected from disasters and after death they will go to heaven.
The hōkyōintō tradition in Japan
is old and is believed to have begun during the Asuka period (550–710 CE). They used to be made of wood and started to be made in stone only during the Kamakura period. It is also during this period that they started to be used also as tombstones and cenotaphs.
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. gorintoo, gorintō 五輪塔 Gorinto stone markers .

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愛知県 Aichi 知多郡 Chita district 美浜町 Mihama

kyuusekisan 旧跡さん
The founder of 河和城 Kowa castle, 戸田憲光 Toda Norimitsu has his grave at 全忠寺 the temple Zenchu-Ji, where a 宝篋印塔 Hokyointo is situated.
If people behave improperly near this grave, they will be punished and soon become ill.

Zenchu-Ji --- Aichi-ken, Chita-gun, Mihama-chō, Kōwa

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山形県 Yamagata 鶴岡市 Tsuruoka

tsurigane 釣鐘 hanging temple bell
In the beginning of the Meiji period they wanted to build a school. To pay for it the hanging bell and the Hokyointo of the temple were sold.
Now if there is a strong wind the school building is swaying. Once during a celebration at the school the wind blew off the roof . . .
The elders of the town only laugh at this . . . after all, the hanging temple bell had been sold . . .

. tsurigane 釣鐘 hanging temple bell .

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. Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 (668 - 749) Saint Gyōki .

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Gofunai temples 54 and 55

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Nr. 54 - Shinhasedera 新長谷寺 Shin Hasedera "New Hasedera"

- 東豊山 Higashibuzan　浄瀧院 Joryu-In　新長谷寺 Shin Hasedera
豊島区高田2-12-3 /Takada, Toshima ward
Shingon Sect : 豊山派


. 金乗院不動堂 Konjo-In Fudo Do Hall .


The main statue is 目白不動明王 Mejiro Fudo Myo-O.

- in the compound of Gofunai Henro Temple Nr. 38
. 神霊山 Shinreizan 　金乗院 Konjo-In 　慈眼寺 Jigen-Ji .
After World War II it was united with 東豊山浄滝院　新長谷寺 Shin-Hasedera in Mejiro.

Both temples are related to the original Hasedera :
. Hasedera 長谷寺 - Sakurai, Nara .

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 延命寺　Enmei-Ji in Shikoku :
くもりなき鏡の縁とながむれば　残さず影をうつすものかな
Kumori naki kagami no en to nagamureba nokosazu kage o utsusu mono kana

. Nr. 54 - 近見山 Chikamizan 宝鐘院　Hosho-In 延命寺 Enmei-Ji / Shikoku .

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- Homepage of the temple
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. Mejiro Fudo 目白不動 "Fudo with White Eyes" .

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Nr. 55 - Chookyuuin 長久院 Chokyu-In

- 瑠璃光山 Rurikozan　長久院 Chokyu-In　薬王寺 Yakuo-Ji
台東区谷中6-2-16 / 6 Chome-2-16 Yanaka, Taitō ward
Shingon Sect : 豊山派



This temple was founded in 1611 by 宥意法印 priest Yui.
The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.

Related to the temple 弥勒寺 Miroku-Ji.
It was first located in 神田北寺町 Kanda, Kitateramachi and moved to its present location in 1658.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 南光坊 Nanko-Bo in Shikoku :
このところ三島の夢のさめぬれば　別宮とてもおなじ垂迹
Kono tokoro mishima no yume no samenureba betsuguu totemo onaji suijaku

. Nr. 55 別宮山　金剛院　南光坊 Nanko-Bo / Shikoku .

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- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/taito

. Introduction of Dainichi Nyorai .



. Enma-O 閻魔天、閻魔王 Enma, King of Hell .

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- Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師　空海 (774 - 835) -

. Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 (668 - 749) Saint Gyōki .

. Shikoku Henro Temple List 四国遍路　 .

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Gofunai temples 52 and 53

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Nr. 52 - Kannonji 観音寺 Kannon-Ji

- 慈雲山 Jiunzan　蓮華院 Renge-In　観音寺 Kannon-Ji
新宿区西早稲田1-7-1 / 1 Chome-7-1 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku ward
Shingon Sect : 豊山派



This temple was founded in 1682 by 賢栄和尚 Priest Kenei.
The main statue is 十一面観音 Kannon with 11 Heads, carved by 智證大師 Chisho Daishi.

. 智證大師 Chisho Daishi - Enchin 圓珍 - 円珍 . (814 - 891) .
Nephew of Kobo Daishi.

The temple was called 牛込南蔵院門徒慈雲山大悲院 Ushigome Nanzo-In.
The village of 早稲田村 Waseda Mura was once called 元牛込村 Moto Ushigome Mura.

The modern building looks more like a museum. It was designed by an architect of the nearby Waseda University,
石山修武　Ishiyama Osamu.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 太山寺 Taisan-Ji in Shikoku :
太山に 登れや汗の 出でけれど 後の世思えば 何の苦もなし
taisan ni noboreba ase no ide keredo nochi no yo omoeba nani no ku mo nashi

. Nr. 52 - 龍雲山 Ryu-Unzan　太山寺 Taisan-Ji / Shikoku .

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- Also part of the following pilgrimages:
豊島八十八ヶ所霊 Toshima Nr. 52
山の手三十三観音霊場 Yamanote 33 Kannon Nr. 14


In the compound are statues of 恵比寿様　Ebisu and 大黒様　Daikoku.



- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/shinjuku


. Introduction of Kannn Bosatsu .

. Gofunai Nr. 42 観音寺 Kannon-Ji .
（台東区谷中5-8-28）Yanaka, Taito
. Gofunai Nr. 52 観音寺 Kannon-Ji .
（新宿区西早稲田1-7-1）Nichiwaseda, Shinjuku
. Gofunai Nr. 85 観音寺 Kannon-Ji .
新宿区高田馬場3-37-26　/ Shinjuku ward, Takadanobaba 3-37-26

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Nr. 53 - Jishooin 自性院 Jisho-In

- 本覚山 Hongakuzan　自性院 Jisho-In　宝光寺 Hoko-Ji
台東区谷中6-2-8 / 6 Chome-2-8 Yanaka, Taitō ward
Shingon Sect : 真言宗



This temple was founded in 1611 by 道意上人 Saint Doi.
The main statue is 金胎両部大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.
There is also a statue of 愛染明王 Aizen Myo-O, where people come to pray for finding a good partner and a peaceful married life.
It the compound was an old katsura 桂 Japanese Judas tree. In 1740, the ninth head priest 貫海上人 cut this tree and carved a statue of Aizen Myo-O. It is about 1 meter high.
The temple is therefore also called
愛染寺 Aizen-Ji or 谷中愛染堂 Yanaka Aizen-Do.


source : taito-culture.jp/city

The temple was first located in 神田北寺町 Kanda Kita-Teramachi and moved to its present location in 1648.

The temple is related to 本所弥勒寺 Honjo Miroku-Ji.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 円明寺 Enmyo-Ji in Shikoku :
来迎の弥陀の光の圓明寺照りそふ影は夜な夜なの月 　
Raikoo no mida no hikari no Enmyooji terisoo kage wa yonayona no tsuki

. Nr. 53 - 須賀山 Sugasan 円明寺 Enmyo-Ji / Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :


- Also part of the following pilgrimages:
The temple is Nr. xx here:
. 関東三十六不動霊場
Pilgrimage to 36 Fudo Temples in Kanto / Bando .

- Homepage of the temple
- source : www.tesshow.jp/taito


. Introduction of Dainichi Nyorai .

. Intorduction of Aizen Myo-O 愛染明王 Aizen Myō-ō .

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The statue of Fudo Myo-O is made of hinoki ヒノキ cypress. Made in the Kamakura period.
木造不動明王立像（台東区指定文化財）
source : city.taito.lg.jp/index/kurashi

. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja – Fudo Myoo .

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The novel 愛染かつら "Aizen Katsura" by 川口松太郎 Kawaguchi Matsutaro refers to this temple.


There is another temple in Nagano which claims an Aizen Katsura tree.


source : t-koshino.com/big_tree

Aizendoo 愛染堂 Aizen-Do Hall
at 長野県上田市別所温泉1666 / 1666 Besshoonsen, Ueda-shi, Nagano


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Matsutarō Kawaguchi 川口松太郎
(1 October 1899 – 9 June 1985) was a Japanese novelist, playwright and movie producer active during the Shōwa period of Japan.
..... In 1935, Kawaguchi won the first Naoki Prize for a short story titled Tsuruhachi Tsurujirō.
He followed this with a serialized novel, Aizen Katsura, a melodramatic love story involving a nurse and a doctor, which ran from 1936-1938. The story became a tremendously popular bestseller and gained him considerable fame. It was later made into a movie starring Kinuyo Tanaka and Ken Uehara, and was the basis of numerous television series. .....
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. neko Jizoo 猫地蔵 Neko Jizo. "Jizo with Cat" .
at another temple with the same name 自性院 Jisho-In
新宿区西落合1-11-23 Shinjuku, Tokyo : Nekodera 猫寺 The Cat Temple

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. Shikoku Henro Temple List 四国遍路　 .

. Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 Pilgrimage to 88 Henro Temples in Edo .
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Nr. 50 - Daitokuin 大徳院 Daitoku-In

- 高野山 Koyasan　金剛閣 Kongokaku 大徳院 Daitoku-In
墨田区両国2-7-13 / 2 Chome-7-13 Ryōgoku, Sumida ward
Shingon Sect : 真言宗



This temple was founded around 1630 by 宥雅法印 priest Yuga in 神田紺屋町 Kanda Konyacho.
The main statue is 薬師瑠璃光如来 Yakushi Ruriko Nyorai.

This is a funeral temple (bodaiji 菩提寺 and 位牌所) of the Tokugawa clan.
It was first built at Mount Koyasan and the name contains the
DAI from 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi
and
TOKU from 徳川家 the Tokugawa clan.

In 1666 it was moved to 本所猿江 Honjo Sarue.
In 1684 it moved to its present location in Ryogoku, with a lot of land around it.
In 1760 it became a temple of the Gofunai Henro Pilgrimage.

Since the main statue is Yakushi Nyorai, people called it
Honjo hitotsume no Tora Yakushi 本所一ツ目の寅薬師
The first Tora Yakushi of Honjo
and many people came here to pray for healing of eye diseases.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 繁多寺 Hanta-Ji in Shikoku :
よろずこそ繁多なりとも怠らず　諸病なかれと望み祈れよ
Yorozu koso Hanta nari tomo okotarazu, shobyoo na kare to nozomi inore yo

. 50 - 繁多寺 Hanta-Ji / Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :



- Statue of Kobo Daishi

source : ameblo.jp/mizukaezln/entry

- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/sumida

. Introduction of Tora Yakushi 寅薬師 / 寅（虎）薬師"Tiger Yakushi" .
The protector deity for people born in the year of the tiger or the day of the tiger.

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大徳院観音 - 地蔵尊群 Jizo and Kannon statues
togenuki Jizo とげぬき地蔵 "Thorn-pulling Jizo"

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There is another temple with the name Daitoku-In in the Gofunai pilgrimage:
. Nr. 24 - Saishooji 最勝寺 Saisho-Ji
- 高天山 Kotenzan　大徳院 Daitoku-In 　最勝寺 Saisho-Ji .



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Nr. 51 - Enmeiin 延命院 Enmei-In

- 玉龍山 Gyokuryuzan　延命院 Enmei-In　弘憲寺 Koken-Ji
台東区元浅草4-5-2 / 4 Chome-5-2 Motoasakusa, Taitō ward
Shingon Sect : 智山派



This temple was founded in 1444 by 義歓僧都 priest Gikan Sozu.
It received its name from the second Shogun, 徳川秀忠 Tokugawa Hidetada, after the destruction by 明暦の大火 the great fire in Meireki, 1657.
The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.

The temple was originally located at 古谷野倉浜町 Koyano, but it burned down and was then relocated to its present location around 1620.

There is also a statue of 弁財天 Benzaiten, carved by 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi.
Kukai carved two statues of Benzaiten, the other one is at Chikubushima 竹生島 in lake Biwa.
. Benten, Benzaiten 弁天　弁財天 - Introduction .




This temple is related to the shrine 鳥越神社 Torigoe Jinja.
It was a sub-temple of 護国寺 Gokoku-Ji, former 江戸大塚護持院.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 石手寺 Ishite-Ji in Shikoku :
西方をよそとは見まず安養の寺にまいりて受くる十楽
Saihoo o yoso to wa mimaji anyo no tera ni mairite ukuru juuraku

. 51 - 石手寺 Ishite-Ji (Stone Hand) / Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :


- Also part of the following pilgrimages:
荒川辺八十八ヶ所霊場 - Arakawa Henro temples, Nr. 82



- 　延命地蔵 Enmei Jizo Bosatsu

. Enmei Jizoo　延命地蔵 life-prolonging Jizo Bosatsu .


- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/taito


. Introduction of Dainichi Nyorai .


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