Kisshoenji — Local services in Kaizuka

When I pilgrimed the westernmost leg of the Izumi 33 Kannon Pilgrimage, I actually tried to visit #27 Kisshoon-ji Temple. As I approached the temple, the street became narrower, and I finally gave up the call. I stopped depending on a navigation system, and checked the map carefully. Today, I parked my car in a nearby supermarket, and visited the temple on foot in the hot sun.

Izumi 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #27 Kisshoon-ji Temple In the latter half of the 7th century, an eleven-faced Ekadasamukha statue emerged from the sea on a seashell. The statue on the shell went up the Mide River and arrived at Kaida, on the left bank of the river. Somehow, it crossed the river and was enshrined in Kisshoon-ji Temple on the right side of the river. It is enshrined in the Kannon-do Hall in the precincts of the temple. Kisshoon-ji Temple has a Sri-mahadevi statue, which was mentioned in the Record of Miraculous Events in Japan, which was compiled by Monk Kyokai at the beginning of the 9th century. Kisshoon-ji Temple exceptionally has no supporting families, but is supported by its individual believers. The temple has a picture of the Sixteen Arhats, who are a group of legendary Arhats in Buddhism: Pindola Bharadvaja, Kanakavatsa, Kanaka Bharadvaja, Subinda, Nakula, Sribhadra, Mahakalika, Vajriputra, Gopaka,Panthaka, Rahula, Nagasena, Angaja, Vanavasin, Ajita, and Cudapanthaka. The picture was painted by Cho Densu (1352‐1431). Matsudaira Yasusada (1748-1807), the lord of the Hamada Domain in Iwami Province, took it away to Hamada Castle, and made it a folding screen. Then, the castle has tragedies, and he was troubled and annoyed everynight. He finally returned it...

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