Virtual Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage #13 Jigen-ji Temple

 

     When Yamato Takeru (72-114) invaded the eastern land, he camped in today's Higashimachi.

     Jigen-ji Temple was founded by Priest Toyu Sakuho, supported by the Takano Family.  Sakuho built up the Buddhist network of over 34 temples in the end of the Warring States Period.  As the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage had been organized in 1234, Jigen-ji Temple might have merged an Avalokitesvara hall which had been built before 1234.

     The temple also enshrines Bhaisajyaguru.

     In 1688, Takano Masashige succeeded to the medicine of the Watanabe Family by adoption.

Address: 26-7 Higashimachi, Chichibu, Saitama 368-0042

Phone: 0494-23-6813