Virtual Yokohama City 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #21 Daisho-in Temple

     Daisho-in Temple was founded in 1536 by Priest Chigyo, with the Amitabha statue, which is said to have been carved by Kaikei (1150-1250).  In 1670, Priest Seizan put up the statues of Avalokitesvara and Mahasthamaprapta.

The main hall has a fanlight, with a dragon carved.  Till the end of the Meiji Era, they used to put the fanlight in the sea to pray for rain.

     Today, in the back of the main hall, there stands Kannon-do Hall, which was merged on November 1, 1917.  The hall used to be located outside the precincts of Daisho-in Temple.  It isn’t recorded when, why, and how the hall was moved to the present place.  The deity of the hall is Cintamanicakra, who usually has 6 arms and holds chintamani (a wish-fulfilling jewel) in one of the six.

     In 1873, Negishi Elementary School was founded in the main hall of the temple with 30 pupils.  The hall was used till 1880.

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