[Miyagi Prefecture] Is this the origin of the place name Sendai? Daimanji Temple in Mukouyama, Taihaku Ward Kokuzoson's thousand standing Buddhas!

Mt. Atago is located near Atagobashi Station on the Sendai Municipal Subway Namboku Line, on the way from central Sendai toward Nagamachi . This area Atago Shrine , and right behind it is Daimanji Kokuzoson

here are 1,000 wooden Buddha statues, commonly known as Sentaibutsu, which are said to be the origin of the name `` Sendai ' '.

A Soto sect temple said to have been founded by the Oshu Fujiwara clan

Daimanji is a Soto sect temple that is said to have been founded by the Oshu Fujiwara clan, and its mountain name is Kokuzozan, and its principal images are Shaka Nyorai and Kokuzo Bodhisattva.

It has a long history of over 800 years, and is said to be the founder of Chukohō, a man named Hirotoshi Ryoyama, the third generation of Ryusen-in Temple, who rebuilt Kokuzo-do Hall around 1573 when it had fallen into disrepair.

It consists of the main tower, Kokuzo-do, and the temple, Daiman-ji, and the third temple of the 88 Sacred Sites in Northern Japan and the 3rd temple of the 7 Kannon Sacred Sites in Sendai , and its principal image is Kokuzo Bodhisattva. Therefore, it is also the guardian deity of the Year of the Ox and the Year of the

By the way, the adjacent Atago Shrine is the guardian deity of the year of the dragon and the year of the snake .

Thousand Standing Buddhas in Kokuzo-do, Daiman-ji Temple, where Sendai's name originates

Before Date Masamune set up his base in Sendai, there were five temples Daimanji Among them, the Kokuzo-do Hall of Daimanji Temple was the main tower, so it was called Kokuzo Castle or Kokuzo Tate (pavilion)

clan, which ruled the entire Miyagi District of Mutsu Province (around present-day Sendai City and Matsushima Town), entered the castle. that the name was changed to the Sentaibutsu statue that was enshrined in Kokuzodo (Thousand Buddhas are 1,000 wooden carved Buddha statues carved for memorial services.)

This is described in the ``Date Haruie Records'' as ``The castle is called Sentai Castle because there is a shrine of Sentai Buddha near the castle.''

In other words, it is said that the Sentaibutsu statue in Kokuzo-do Hall of Daimanji Temple was the origin of the place names ``Sentai'' > ``Chiyo'' > ``Sendai (Sendai)''

Sendai Castle was built and relocated twice to its current location, Mukouyama.

When Date Masamune built Sendai Castle, Daimanji was moved to Kyogamine along with Kokuzo-do, and then moved to its current location when Kansen-den, the mausoleum of Date Tadamune, the second lord of the domain, was built. It is recorded in the literature that it was moved to Mt. Atago, where it was relocated, and it is said that Kai Harada , famous for the Date Riots , was the one who took .

Temple of the Year of the Ox and Year of the Tiger, which is the guardian deity of the Sendai Zodiac

Kokuzo-do Hall of Daiman-ji Temple is also the temple of Sendai's guardian deity of the zodiac, the Year of the Ox and the Year of the Tiger.

Sendai Zodiac Guardian Principal Image

1. [Rat] - Zen Hospital Kannon Hall (Senju Kannon)
2. [Ox] [Tiger] Kokuzodo Daimanji Temple (Kokuzo Bodhisattva)
3. [Rabbit] ・Mount Washisu Manjusri Hall (Manjusri Bodhisattva)
4. [Dragon] [Snake] Atago Shrine (Fugen Bosatsu)
5. [Horse] ・Twenty-three nights hall (Seishi Bodhisattva)
6. [Sheep] [Monkey]・Dainichido (Dainichi Nyorai)
7. [Rooster] ・Mt. Mitaki Fudoin (Fudo Myoo)
8. [Dog] [Boar]・Osaki Hachiman Shrine (Amida Nyorai)

Furthermore, in the precincts of Kokuzodo, there is an octagonal hall where you can pray to all eight of the zodiac guardian deities, and a zodiac stone statue, so even if you visit with family or friends of different zodiac signs, everyone can pray to their own guardian deity!

Furthermore, right next to Kokuzo-do is Atago Shrine,

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Approximately half of the Sentaibutsu was destroyed by air raids during World War II, and it is said that about 450 of the Buddhas currently enshrined in the Sentai-do survived the disaster and are still preserved to this day. .

The Buddha who became the root of the place name Sendai. You can see it not far from the center. If you have a chance, please come and visit us.

Daimanji Temple＜Information＞

• Name: Kokuzozan Daimanji Kokuzoson
• Address: 4-4-1 Mukoyama, Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture 982-0841
• Phone number: 022-266-6096
• Official URL: https://www.daimanji.or.jp/

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