Sorinji Temple 18 Chugoku Kannon Pilgrimage

 

Sorinji Temple is a Rinzai Zen temple on the outskirts of Ube on the south coast of Yamaguchi.

It is temple 18 on the Chugoku Kannon Pilgrimage.

The main hall, top photo, enshrines an Amida.

The second honzon, a Nyoirin Kannon, is enshrined in the Kannon-do, pictured above.

The temple was established in 1670 on the site of a derelict temple, Fusaiji, by Fukuhara Hirotoshi, a vassal of the Mori who ruled the area.

The garden that was attached to the old temple was restored .

The previous post was on the amazing garden at the temple, believed to be the oldest garden in Yamaguchi.

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