Virtual Western Edo 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #30 Hensho-ji Temple

     After the collapse of the Later Hojo Clan in 1590, a Hirano from Odawara, Sagami Province, became a monk with his Buddhist name Taio, moved to Edo, and studied Buddhism under Jisho (1544-1620, who was the head priest of Zojo-ji Temple.  Taio founded Hensho-ji Temple in Kasumigaseki in 1624 and died in 1658.

     The #30 deity of the Western Edo 33 Kannon Pilgrimage is the Arya Avalokitesvara statue, which was carved by Genshin (942-1017), and which is 24 centimeters tall and is concealed in a box.  On September 13th, 1745, another Arya Avalokitesvara statue, which was carved by Ennin (794-864), and which is also 24 centimeters tall and is concealed in a box, was presented to the temple.  It seems the main deity was decided not by seniority but in order of arrival

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