Virtual Miura 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #20 Jorin-ji Temple

      Jorin-ji Temple was founded in 1505.  As its main deity, it has Amitabha in the center, Avalokitesvara on the left, and Mahasthamaprapta on the right.  The style is called the Three Buddhist Images of Amitabha.  The images were made in 1654.

     On the back hill, the temple also has a Kannon-do hall, which enshrines Hayagriva , who has the head of a horse.  Besides the hall, they have a water spring, which is called the Hoof Spring.

     In 1180’s, there lived a ferocious wild horse in a cave at Mineoka, Awa Province.  Villagers called the wild horse Arashio, and were too scared of it to approach it.  The horse became so rowdy as to damage the crops, the villagers made up their minds to get rid of it.  Arashio was driven away by the villagers and dived into the sea.  It swam across the Uraga Channel and reached Koharadai, the Miura Peninsula.  The  horse collapsed due to the fatigue and thirsty.  Hayagriva gave it a divine message to kick the ground with its hoof.  Arashio followed the message, and clean water sprang out at the spot.  The horse came to reside in the woods there, and the nearby villagers called it the Beauty Bay.

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