Shōkoku-ji (Zama)
| Shōkoku-ji | |
|---|---|
星谷寺 | |
 Shōkoku-ji Kannon-dō | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhist |
| Deity | Shō-Kannon Bosatsu |
| Rite | Shingon-shū Daikakuji-ha |
| Status | functional |
| Location | |
| Location | 3-3583-1 Iriya, Zama-shi, Kanagawa-ken |
| Country |  Japan |
  Shown within Kanagawa Prefecture  Shōkoku-ji (Zama) (Japan) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°29′5.6″N 139°23′56″E / 35.484889°N 139.39889°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | unknown |
| Completed | unknown |
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Shōkoku-ji (星谷寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Iriya-nishi neighborhood of the city of Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon-shū Daikaku-ha sect and its honzon is a statue of Shō-Kannon Bosatsu. The temple's full name is Myōhō-san Jihō-in Shōkoku-ji (妙法山 持寶院 星谷寺).The temple is the 8th stop on the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage route. [1] It is also called the "Hoshiya Kannon".
Overview
The foundation of this temple is uncertain. According to the temple's legend, it was founded as a hermitage on a mountaintop 400 meters to the northeast of the temple by the monk Gyōki in the Tenpyō era (729-749). When that hermitage burned down during the Kamakura period, it was rebuilt on the current site. The temple was supported in the Sengoku period by the Hōjō clan. During the Edo period, the temple received a tax exemption from the Tokugawa shogunate for its upkeep .
The temple is located approximately a five-minute walk from Zama Station (Odakyu Odawara Line).
Cultural Properties
National Important Cultural Properties
- Bonshō (銅鐘); Shōho-ji's bronze bell is dated 1227, making it the oldest in Kanagawa Prefecture, and the 50th oldest existing temple bell in Japan and the second oldest in the Kantō region. [2]
References
- ^ Yuichi Kobayashi (2020). 坂東三十三ヶ所札所めぐり 観音霊場巡礼ルートガイド. Meitsu shuppan. ISBN 4780426049.
- ^ "国指定重要文化財 嘉禄三年紀梵鐘" (in Japanese). Zama City. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
External links
Media related to Shōkoku-ji (Zama, Kanagawa) at Wikimedia Commons
- Bando 88 pilgrimage home page(in Japanese)
- Kanagawa Prefecture home page(in Japanese)