Virtual Yokohama City 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #28 Saiyu-ji Temple

     Ota Jihei (1847-?) purchased acre of land to build a retreat for his mother.  He, instead, built a temple there as a branch temple of Mantoku-ji Temple.  In 1901, the temple was named Seiyu-ji.

     Hioki Mokusen (1847-1920) brought a glut bronze statue of the Gautama Buddha from Thailand to Saiyu-ji Temple on March 26, 1902.

     On December 28, 1903, Prince Vajiravudh of Thailand visited the temple, planted a pair of ginkgo trees, and presented a silver cigarette case to the temple.

     The priest of the temple was granted audiences with other members of the Thai Royal Family on May 5, 1906, and on September 20, 1908.  When King Rama VI performed his coronation ceremony on November 11, 1911, the priest visited Thailand.

     There used to be Dainichi-do Temple in Daimachi, Yokohama, which enshrined Avalokitesvara, which was brought to the temple in July, 1914.

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