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From Chisen-in to Tokaku-in, "Yakushi Nyorai Statue"

[Dharma] May 5, 2017 18:00

Chisen-in Temple at Kayabacho Tendai sect Temple was widely known under the name of Kayabacho Yakushi during the Edo period, and it is said that it attracted the worship of the common people. The statue of Yakushi Nyorai in main deity is now enshrined at Tokaku-in Temple, a Tendai sect temple in Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, partly due to the destruction of the Buddha in Meiji period.

 

The main deity of Tokakuin is secret Buddha Acalanatha, but the statue of Yakushi Nyorai is designated as an important historical monument of Kawasaki City. This is a prayer for "famous places of azalea" and "healing asthma", and it is also a walking course for Kawasaki citizens.

Kakuji. JPG