Shorenji Temple
Main Image Jizo Bosatsu Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
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DescriptionA wooden standing Jizo Bodhisattva approximately 155 cm tall stands at the rear right of the outer area of Shorenji's Amida Hall. The statue dates to the Kamakura period; an inscription beneath its feet identifies its creation in 1288. It is designated an Important Cultural Property by Kumamoto Prefecture. Tradition holds that it was originally enshrined at Shofukuji Temple in today's Asagiri Town and was moved to Shorenji when that temple closed in the Meiji era. This historic figure can be viewed in a separate part of the hall from the Amida triad, subject to advance confirmation with the temple.
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