TEMPLE - Horinji Kannon Koenji

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Horinji Kannon Koenji

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Hoorinji 鳳林寺 Horin-Ji, Koenji
瑞祥山 Zuishozan 鳳林寺 Horinji

杉並区高円寺南2-39-1 / Suginami ward, Koenji-Minami

The main statue is Jizo Bosatsu.

Founded in 1558 by 松栖用鶴 near present-day Idabashi station.
Relocated in 1625 to 牛込七軒寺町 Ushigome Shichikentera district.　
In 1657 荒川重照 Arakawa Shigeteru was buried here and it became
the Bodai-Ji 菩提寺 family temple of 荒川家 the Arakawa clan. 　
In 1874 it was united with 爽山寺 the temple Kanzan-Ji (夾山寺 Kyozan-Ji).
The statue of Enmei Jizo was placed there. Now better known as 鳳林寺のお地蔵さん Horin-Ji no O-Jizo San.　
In 1941 it was relocated to its present location due to the building of new roads in Tokyo.


In 地蔵堂 the Jizo-Do Hall is a statue of
yakuyoke kosodate enmei Jizo 厄よけ子育ての延命地蔵尊

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

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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- The graves of the following people are in the compound -

多賀谷楽山（医師） Tagaya
多賀谷向陵（書家） Tagaya
多賀谷酔雪（画家、向陵の子） Tagaya
内山椿軒（狂歌師） Uchiyama Chinken
田中義成（国史学者） Tanaka Yohsinari

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- reference : visiting-japan.com/ja ...
- reference source : tesshow.jp ... -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This temple is Nr. 21 of the
. . 山の手三十三観音霊場 Pilgrimage to 33 Kannon Temples along the Yamanote Line .

. 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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