Renkei-ji

Renkei-ji (蓮馨寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. It's mountain name (sangō) is Kōhozan, while its monastery name (ingō) is Hōchi-in. The temple is dedicated to Amida Buddha.

Renkei-ji
蓮馨寺
Renkei-ji
Religion
AffiliationJōdo-shū
DeityAmida Nyorai, Fukurokuju
Location
Location7-1 Renjaku-cho, Kawagoe, Saitama
CountryJapan
Geographic coordinates35°55′10.6″N 139°28′54.8″E
Architecture
FounderRenkei
Completed1549
Website
Official website (in Japanese)

Origins and history

Renkei-ji was constructed in 1549 by Renkei, after the Night Battle of Kawagoe (1546). Renkei is Daidoji Masashige’s mother.

In the Edo Period (1602), Renkei-ji joined one of the Kantō Jūhachi Danrin, which was a nationally certified Buddhism University. There, many priests and novices learned Jōdo-shū. Lord Donryu is enshrined in the Donryu-do. The temple is good for an easy delivery. On the 8th of every month, a temple fair is held with storytelling and other events.[1]

A figure of Obinzuru-sama, a disciple of Buddha, can be seen at the entrance to Donryu-do. It is said that if you touch a sick area of your body to the same spot on Obinzuru-sama, your illnesses will be healed.

Fukurokuju, one of the Seven Lucky Gods, is also enshrined here.

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See also

References
  1. 小泉　功; 齋藤　貞夫 (1982). 川越　城と町まちの歴史. Jyukaishorin. (in Japanese)
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