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Kuhonbutsu (九品仏), officially designated as Joshin-ji (浄真寺, Joshin-ji), is a Buddhist temple situated in Setagaya, Tokyo. Affiliated with the Jōdo sect, [1] it is dedicated to the Buddha. The temple derives its name from the presence of nine statues, each depicting a different manifestation of Amida Buddha, within its premises. [2]
Kan'ei-ji's five-story pagoda (photo above) and the Ueno Tōshō-gū shrine were amongst the gems of the old temple enclosure. Both stand undisturbed by the passage of years since the end of the Tokugawa shogunate. The Shinobazu Pond itself and the Bentendō Temple which stands on its island used to be an integral part of Kan'ei-ji.
Temple of the Correct Fortune) is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan. Its early 15th century Jizō hall is a registered National Treasure of Japan . It is considered to be the oldest intact building in Tokyo Prefecture and a unique example of Kamakura period architecture.
Sensō-ji (浅草寺 [sẽ̞ꜜɰ̃so̞ːʑi] ⓘ, Sensō-ji, officially Kinryū-zan Sensō-ji (金龍山浅草寺), also known as Asakusa Kannon (浅草観音)), is an ancient Buddhist temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. It is Tokyo's oldest-established temple, and one of its most significant. It is dedicated to Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion.
Zōjō-ji is notable for its relationship with the Tokugawa clan, the rulers of Japan during the Edo period, with six of the Tokugawa shōguns being buried in the Taitoku-in Mausoleum in the temple grounds. Also, the temple's Sangedatsumon (main gate) is the oldest wooden building in Tokyo, dating from 1622. The original buildings, temples ...
Chion-in (Head temple of the Jōdo-shū Buddhist sect) Daigo-ji; Daikaku-ji; Daitoku-ji; Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji (Head temple of the Seizan branch of Jōdo-shū) Ginkaku-ji (Temple of the Silver Pavilion) Higashi-Honganji (Head temple of the Ōtani-ha branch within the Jōdo Shinshū school) Kinkaku-ji (Rokuonji, Deer Garden Temple, Temple of the ...
Wooden sculptures were often lacquered or covered with gold-leaf. The smallest statue measures around 10 centimetres (3.9 in), whereas the Great Buddhas of Nara and Kamakura are about 13 metres (43 ft) and 15 metres (49 ft) high. The objects on the list are located in Buddhist temples, or in museums associated with temples.
Shinran visited the temple during the Kamakura period and brought the temple into the Jodo Shinshu sect. Townsend Harris monument in Zenpuku-ji Under the 1859 Treaty of Amity and Commerce , the first Tokyo legation of the United States of America was established at Zenpuku-ji under Consul-General Townsend Harris .