Virtual Kozukue 33 Kannon Pilgrimage in Yokohama #2 Sanne-ji Temple

     Sanne-ji Temple is said to have been built by Sasaki Takatsuna (1160-1214).  The temple name "sanne" derived from the meeting Maitreya will hold after she/he/it descends from Tusita to the world and gets enlightened to complete Buddha's teaching under Ryuge Tree (a kind of the Tree of Life).  The meeting will be called Ryuge Sanne and will be held 5.67 billion years after Buddha's death.  That means we still have 5,669,997,597 years to wait for it.

     The Hayagriva temple near Sanne-ji Temple was dedicated for Takatsuna's favorite horse, Ikezuki.  Hayagriva, who has the head of a horse, is one of 6 metamorphoses of Avalokitesvara.

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