Temple Jinmu-Ji

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Temple Jinmu-Ji 神武寺



医王山 神武寺
神奈川県逗子市
In Zushi City, Kanagawa prefecture
Near the Takatoriyama Hiking Trail 鷹取山.




This wooden sculpture of Fudo Myo-O was made several hundred years ago.
He is standing on a rock with a sword in his right hand, a lasso in his left hand and a flame on his back.





Yakushi Nyorai Buddha of Healing

Gyoki 行基, a venerable priest, founded Jimmuji on top of the Jimmuji Mountain in Zushi city in the 8th century . It has worshipped Yakushi-nyorai 薬師如来 as the principal icon in a deep forest for a long time. Nyorai is a person who has attained Buddhahood. They believe that Yakushi-nyorai saves people from diseases. The statue is sitting on a lotus flower with a smile and a medicine bottle.

The present Yakushi-do was probably built at the end of the16th century. This structure has both Chinese and Japanese styles of building. It is designated as an important cultural property by Kanagawa prefecture.
source : www.city.zushi.kanagawa.jp



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Yakushi Nyorai, the Buddha of Medicine 薬師如来 　


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