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is located near Atagobashi Station on the Sendai Municipal Subway Namboku Line, on the way from central Sendai towards NagamachiMount Atago.Atago ShrineWhile it is famous forDaimanji Temple and Kokuzo-son Templeare located just behind it.
Here,"Sentaiof the original place name "Sendai," which was.which are said to be the originThousand Buddhasyou will find
Overall view of Daimanji Temple
A Soto Zen temple said to have been founded by the Oshu Fujiwara clan
Daimanji Temple's main gate
Daimanji Temple is a Soto Zen temple said to have been founded by the Oshu Fujiwara clan. Its mountain name is Mount Kokuzo, and its principal deities are Shaka Nyorai and Kokuzo Bosatsu
Main Hall of Daimanji Temple (Phoenix Hall)
It has a long history of over 800 years, and is said to have been revived by the third head priest of Ryusen-in Temple, Ryozan Koju, who rebuilt the Kokuzodo Hall around 1573 when it had fallen into disrepair
It consists of the main tower, Kokuzo-do, and the affiliated temple, Daimanji.the third temple on the Hokkoku Eighty-Eight Sacred Sites pilgrimage routeandthe third temple on the Sendai Seven Kannon Sacred Sites pilgrimage routeAs its principal deity is Kokuzo Bodhisattva,the Year of the Oxandthe Yearofthe guardian deityit is also
Incidentally, the adjacentAtago Shrineisborn in the Year of the Dragon and the Yearofthe guardian deity for those.
The Thousand Buddhas at Daimanji Temple and Kokuzodo Hall, from which the name Sendai is derived
The gate of the Kokuzodo Hall at Daimanji Temple
Before Lord Date Masamune established his base in Sendai, there were five temples in the area now known as Aobayama: Chōsenji, Ryūsenji, Kōzenji, Genkōan, andDaimanji. Among them, the Kokuzōdō of Daimanji was the main tower, and at that time itKokuzō CastleorKokuzō Shield (or Manor)was called
The main hall of Kokuzodo
who ruled the Miyagi district of Mutsu Province (present-day Sendai City to Matsushima Town area), tookclan,enshrined in the Kokuzo-do hallthe thousand Buddha statuesthe nameSentaijo (千藰城. (Sentaibutsu refers to a thousand wooden Buddha statues carved for memorial purposes.)
Sentai-do
the official history of the Sendai Domain compiled by the Date family."Date Jike Kiroku,"in the
The castle is called Sentaijo because there is a shrine to Sentaibutsu on the castle grounds
It is written:
The Thousand Buddhas enshrined inside the Sentaido Hall
In other words, it is said that the thousand Buddha statues in the Kokuzo-do Hall of Daimanji Temple"Sendai," evolving from "thousand Buddhas" > "thousand generations" > "Sendai (Sendai)."were the catalyst for the creation of the place name
After the construction of Sendai Castle, it was moved twice to its current location in Mukaiyama
Historical documents indicate that Daimanji Temple was moved to Kyogamine along with the Kokuzo-do Hall when Lord Date Masamune built Sendai Castle, and then moved again to its current location on Mount Atago when the Kansenden Mausoleum for the second lord of the domain, Lord Date Tadamune, was constructedthe Date IncidentfamousHarada Kai,as the magistrate in charge of the relocation to Mount Atago.
Temples dedicated to the guardian deity of the Sendai Zodiac, the Year of the Ox and the Year of the Tiger
The Kokuzo Hall of Daimanji Temple is also the temple dedicated to the years of the Ox and Tiger, the guardian deities of the zodiac in Sendai
Stone statues of the twelve zodiac animals lined up next to Sentaido Hall
Sendai Zodiac Guardian Deity
[Child] ・Zenryoin Kannon Hall (Thousand-Armed Kannon)
Furthermore, within the grounds of Kokuzodo there is an octagonal hall and stone statues of the 12 zodiac animals where you can pray to all eight of the guardian deities of the 12 zodiac animals, so even if you visit with family or friends of different zodiac signs, everyone can pray to their own guardian deity!
Octagonal Hall, the Guardian of the Zodiac
Furthermore, right next to the Kokuzo-do Hallthe Atago Shrine,is
It is also famous for its ability to ward off cancer!
Daimanji Temple is also famous for its ability to ward off cancer, and due to word of mouth reports of wishes coming true, it is now visited by worshippers from all over the country. Prayers for warding off cancer are also accepted
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About half of the Sentaido Buddha statues were destroyed in air raids during World War II, but only about 450 of the Buddha statues currently enshrined in the Sentaido Hall managed to survive to the present day
View of Sendai city from Kokuzodo
This Buddha is the origin of the name Sendai. You can see it not far from the center of the city. If you have the chance, be sure to visit
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Name: Kokuzosan Daimanji Temple Kokuzoson
Address: 4-4-1 Mukaiyama, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, 982-0841
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