Virtual Tama Aqueduct Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage #17 Senju-in Temple

 

     It is unknown when Neno Shrine was founded in Gakuto Village, Tama County, Musashi Province.  Neno Shrines are distributed in Chiba, Saitama, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, and Yamanashi Prefectures alone.  It is also unknowable why they were named Neno, what their original deity used to be like, or whether they have any original shrine or not.   Some argue that Ne comes from Sleep, and others say it's from Mouse.  They are all forced analogies.

     It is unknown when Oyamakui God of Mishima Shrine in Izu Province was invited to Neno Shrine in Gakuto Village.  Other Neno Shrines invited other deities as they liked.  It is also unknown when its shrine temple, Senju-in, was founded.  The temple was revived by Priest Joyu (?-1688).  Although its main deity is Amitabha, the temple's name, Senju (namely Thousand Arms) is after its thousand-armed Sahasrabhuja statue.  Why?  It's unknowable again.

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