Banryuji — Local services in Osaka

After Taiyu-ji Temple, I made a pilgrimage in numeric order, and kept walking east. I found Banryu-ji Temple on my left. As the temple was closed, I made a ding-dong, and asked if I could pray to Avalokitesvara. The priest kindly opened the door and told me they have no Avalokitesvara statue in their temple. Where has it gone? I, however, didn't grumble but quietly left the temple. Some 33 Kannon Pilgrimages have lost some of their Avalokiteshvara statues in the tide of the times.

Osaka 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #2 Banryu-ji Temple Chofuku-ji Temple was founded in 1608 by Priest Jun'o. Chofuku-ji Temple was mentioned in a Joruri narrative song of Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725), the Love Suicide at Sonezaki, which was first performed in 1703: "First, the sky grows lighter. Birds fly to Chofuku-ji second." Chofuku-maru was born on January 28, 1716. His father, Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684-1751), became the 8th shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1716. Everybody and everything was supposed to shun using the heir’s name. Chofuku-ji Temple changed its name to Banryu-ji. "Banryu" means a coiled-up dragon. That means a dragon before its flight. In 1834, temple buildings burned. The temple was revived in 1849. In 1945, the temple was pulled down to make a firebreak. After World War II, the temple was rebuilt. In 1966, the temple was moved to its present place. The Yomiuri Newspaper Osaka Headquarters...

宗派　浄土宗 御本尊　阿弥陀如来 札所 大阪新四十八願所阿弥陀巡礼 第三番、第３願「悉皆金色の願」もし我れ仏を得たらんに、国中の人天、悉く真金色ならずんば、正覚を取らじ。和歌　草も木も　みな山ぶきの　花のいろに　てらすやのりの　ひかりなるらん 円光大師二十五所廻　第三番 大坂三十三観音霊場　第二番　御詠歌：...

建物はお寺に見えませんが 中もエレベーターが有ったりとかで近代的です。 本堂も畳ではなくフローリングです。 住職さん奥さん 家族の方々 ...