Shōjōkō-Ji | |
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Basic information | |
Location | 1-8-1 Nishitomi, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken |
Geographic coordinates | 35°20′54.65″N 139°29′19.12″E / 35.3485139°N 139.4886444°E |
Affiliation | Ji-shū |
Deity | Amitābha |
Country | Japan |
Website | http://www.jishu.or.jp/index.html |
Architectural description | |
Founder | Matano Gorōkagehira |
Completed | 1325 |
Shōjōkō-ji (清浄光寺?) is a temple located in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, and serves as the headquarters of the Ji-shū branch of Pure Land Buddhism, related to Ippen. The formal name of the temple is Tōtaku-san Muryōkō-in Shōjōkō-ji. As the head priest of the temple, Tōtaku Shōnin, also bears the inherited title Yugyō Shōnin (遊行上人), the temple has become familiarly known as Yugyō-ji (遊行寺) in recent years. The temple is also sometimes referred to as Fujisawa-dōjō.