Virtual Bando 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #12 Jion-ji Temple
Jion-ji Temple was founded in Ainohara, Saitama County, Musashi Province, by Ennin (794-864) sometime between 824 and 834 before he went to China to study Buddhism. Before he visited Nikko, he threw a plum, wishing to find a tie of Buddhism. When he passed Ainohara, he found the fruit sprouting. He carved a Thousand-Armed Sahasrabhuja standing statue and enshrined it there.
The temple and the statue burned down in the first half of the 17th century, and Priest Tenkai (1536-1643) brought a Thousand-Armed Sahasrabhuja sitting statue from Enryaku-ji Temple.
Address: 139 Jionji, Iwatsuki Ward, Saitama, 339-0009
Phone: 048-794-1354
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