Nembutsu Temple

This is a Jodo sect temple located in Sagatoriimoto Adashino-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City. It is called Kasaizan Tozen-in and is also known as Adashino's Nembutsu-ji Temple. The principal image is Amida Nyorai. It was founded by Kukai and called Gochisan Nyorai-ji Temple. It was later restored by Honen Shonin (Genku). When Honen fled from the oppression of Enryaku-ji Temple and took refuge in Gatsurin-ji Temple on Mount Atago, he opened a Nembutsu training hall here, and as many Nembutsu followers gathered there, it was renamed Nembutsu-ji Temple. This place used to be called Adashi-no, and together with Rendaino in Rakuzan, it was a cemetery, and is also seen in Tsurezuregusa. The main image of the temple, the Amida Buddha, was made by Tankei. The grave of Suminokura Soan is located here. During Jizobon on August 24th, a Sento Kuyo ceremony is held, and many people visit the temple.

[Koji Shimizu]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

京都市右京区嵯峨鳥居本化野(さがとりいもとあだしの)町にある浄土宗の寺。華西山東漸院(かさいざんとうぜんいん)と号し、化野の念仏寺という。本尊は阿弥陀如来(あみだにょらい)。空海の開創で、五智山如来寺(ごちさんにょらいじ)といった。のち法然上人(ほうねんしょうにん)（源空）により中興された。法然が延暦(えんりゃく)寺の弾圧から逃れ愛宕(あたご)山の月輪(がつりん)寺に籠(こも)ったころ、当地に念仏の道場を開き、ここに多くの念仏衆が集まったので念仏寺と改められた。当地は昔、あだし野とよばれ、洛山(らくざん)の蓮台野(れんだいの)とともに墓地であり、『徒然草(つれづれぐさ)』にもみられる。本尊の阿弥陀如来像は湛慶(たんけい)作。角倉素庵(すみのくらそあん)の墓がある。8月24日の地蔵盆には千灯供養が行われ、多くの人が参詣(さんけい)する。

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