Ikkoji Temple
Main Image Bronze Seated Amida Nyorai (Asekaki Amida) Category Nyorai (Tathagata)
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DescriptionThe bronze seated Amida Nyorai known as “Asekaki Amida” is kept in a storage hall south of the main hall at Ikkoji Temple. It was cast in 1405, early in the Muromachi period, with Utsunomiya Mitsutsuna, the 12th lord of Utsunomiya Castle, as the principal patron, by the caster Hata Kageshige, who worked in the Utsunomiya area. It was originally the principal image of Chorakuji Temple, the family temple of the Utsunomiya clan. The image is 105 cm high and bears a total of 1,105 engraved characters on its robes, including an inscription recording that 345 people participated in its creation. It was designated a Important Cultural Property in 1950. A tradition says that the image sweats before major calamities, giving rise to the familiar name “Asekaki Amida,” and it is also revered for protection from fire. Advance contact is required for viewing.
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