Virtual Modern Edo 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #20 Shorin-ji Temple

 

     The main deity of Shorin-ji Temple is the statue of Cintamanicakra, who usually has 6 arms and holds chintamani (a wish-fulfilling jewel) in one of the six, and which was said to have been carved by Gyoki (668-749) in 725.  It was enshrined in Sendagaya.  Priest Yuko (?-1657) changed the precincts to a temple and named it Shorin-ji.  Although the precincts were quite old, it was modern as a temple.

     The third Priest, Zoyo (?-1707), compiled a chronicle of the words and actions of samurai of the Tokugawa Clan and other lords of domains from the latter half of the 16th century to the beginning of the 18th century, and named it Meiryo Kohan, literally Clear Good Broad Models.  The chronicle had more than 720 entries.

Address: 1 Chome-13-11 Sendagaya, Shibuya City, Tokyo 151-0051

Phone: 03-3408-5586