Virtual Tama River 34 Kannon Pilgrimage #24 Hoon-ji Temple

 

   It is unknown when and by whom Hoon-ji Temple was founded.  The New Chorography on Musashi Province, which was compiled by Mamiya Kotonobu (1777-1841) at the beginning of the 19th century, tells us that the main deity of the temple is Amitabha, but it is Acalanatha that is enshrined as its main deity today.  Was there a revolution or devolution in the 2 centuries?

     The 11-faced Ekadasamukha statue, which was said to have been carved by Gyoki (668-749), is enshrined in the temple.

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