Kannukijin - God of the Trees

Japanese: 貫木神 - かんぬきじん
Kannukijin - God of the Trees

...The eight characters "Enri Edo (Despise the Impure World) / Gongu Jyodo (Rejoice in the Pure Land)" that saved Ieyasu from suicide became his motto and also his battle flag. The wooden pole that saved him is revered as "Kannukijin" and is one of the temple's treasures. Tokugawa Iemitsu built the main gate in 1638 (Kan'ei 15), and in 1641 spent three years rebuilding the various buildings, but in 1855 (Ansei 2) a fire destroyed everything except isolated buildings such as the pagoda, mountain gate, and bell tower, and they were rebuilt in 1857. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Nukikishin" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…家康の自害を救った〈厭離穢土(えんりえど)・欣求浄土(ごんぐじようど)〉の8文字は,家康の座右の銘となり,戦陣の旗印ともなった。また難を救った貫木は〈貫木神(かんぬきじん)〉としてあがめ,当寺の什宝となっている。徳川家光は1638年(寛永15)に総門を建造し,41年には3年の歳月をかけて諸堂宇を再建したが,1855年(安政2)火災で多宝塔,山門,鐘楼など孤立した建物を除いて焼失,57年再建された。…

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