Kakuonji Temple
Origins of Kakuonji Temple
According to the "Azuma Kagami", also known as "The Mirror of the East", a Japanese medieval chronicle describing the events of the Kamakura Shogunate, Hojo Yoshitoki was told in a dream on July 9, 1218, by Jutsushinsho, a messenger of Yakushi Nyorai, the Medicine Buddha, that he was to build Okura Yakushido Hall at the sacred site that later became Kakuonji.
Major Cultural Properties
- Wooden statues of Yakushi Nyorai, the Medicine Buddha, and Nikko and Gakko Bosatsu
- Standing statue of the Twelve Devine Generals
- Wooden standing statue of Jizo Bosatsu
For more information, please refer to the Kakuonji Temple website
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