Renkei-ji

Renkei-ji 蓮馨寺
Renkei-ji
Religion
Affiliation	Jōdo-shū
Deity	Amida Nyorai, Fukurokuju
Location
Location	7-1 Renjaku-cho, Kawagoe, Saitama
Country	Japan
Geographic coordinates	35°55′10.6″N 139°28′54.8″E
Architecture
Founder	Renkei
Completed	1549
Website
Official website (in Japanese)

Renkei-ji (蓮馨寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. Its mountain name (sangō) is Kōhozan, while its monastery name (ingō) is Hōchi-in. The temple is dedicated to Amida Buddha.

Origins and history

Renkei-ji was constructed in 1549 by Renkei, after the Night Battle of Kawagoe (1546). Renkei is Daidoji Masashige’s mother.

In the Edo Period (1602), Renkei-ji joined one of the Kantō Jūhachi Danrin, which was a nationally certified Buddhism University. There, many priests and novices learned Jōdo-shū. Lord Donryu is enshrined in the Donryu-do. The temple is good for an easy delivery. On the 8th of every month, a temple fair is held with storytelling and other events.

A figure of Obinzuru-sama, a disciple of Buddha, can be seen at the entrance to Donryu-do. It is said that if you touch a sick area of your body to the same spot on Obinzuru-sama, your illnesses will be healed.

Fukurokuju, one of the Seven Lucky Gods, is also enshrined here.

See also

• Kantō Jūhachi Danrin

External links

• Renkei-ji (in Japanese)