Old Edo 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #7 Shinjo-in Temple

     Shinjo-in Temple is also known as Yushimashoden.

     Yushima Shrine was established in 458 to enshrine Amanotajikarao, who pulled open the cave where the sun goddess hid herself.

     The inhabitants around the shrine might have preferred intellectual powers rather than physical strength.  They invited the late Sugawara Michizane (845-903) as their god in 1355.  As Michizane’s deified name was Tenmantenjin, the shrine has been known as Yushima Tenjin since then.

Kiken-in started as the shrine temple of Yushima Tenjin Shrine.  The precincts also had the Sarasvati Hall.  In 1694, Priest Yukai invited the Sarasvati statue from Enryaku-ji Temple, Mt. Hiei.  Ennin (794-864) was said to have carved the statue.  Vinayaka, whose Japanese name is Shoden), was also invited to the hall in 1694, and the shrine also came to be known as Yushimashoden.

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