{"id":1520,"date":"2013-05-19T21:39:36","date_gmt":"2013-05-19T12:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lovekatano.com\/?page_id=1520"},"modified":"2016-02-01T22:07:39","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T13:07:39","slug":"the-hachiyorengeji-temple","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lovekatano.com\/?page_id=1520","title":{"rendered":"The Hachiyorengeji Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hachiyo Rengeji (the Hachiyo Rengeji Temple)<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Hachiyorengeji Temple was built in the 9th century. At that time, people in Katano were suffering from drought and entreated Kokushi<\/em> (an area manager) to take any countermeasures against lack of rain. The emperor, who heard the problem, decided to dispatch a highly-ranked monk, Kobodaishi<\/em> (Kukai<\/em>),\u00a0to Katano for somehow\u00a0resolving it.<\/p>\n

Kobodaishi<\/em> soon visited Katano and prayed for rain on Ryuosan<\/em> (the Ryuo<\/em> Hill). Consequently, it rained\u00a0in the Kawachi\u00a0area including Katano and the drought was over. The emperor really appreciated the consequence and determined to build a temple on Ryuosan<\/em> for expressing his gatitude to Ryujin<\/em> (dragon), which was the author of water. The emperor named the temple Hachiyorengeji.<\/p>\n

The Hachiyorengeji Temple has a precious statue of Buddha. It is called\u00a0Amidanyorai Ritsuzo <\/em>and is registered as National Heritage. The statue was made by Kaikei<\/em>, who\u00a0was a famous sculptor in the Kamakura<\/em> period (12th century).\u00a0Normally, it is impossible to see the statue due to a security reason. But, it is opened twice a year (spring and\u00a0autumn).<\/p>\n

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Amidanyorai Ritsuzo By Courtesy of Katano Education Board<\/p><\/div>\n

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How to get to the Hachiyorengeji Temple<\/strong>…
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