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Ebisu-jinja was established by Myōan Eisai (明菴栄西) in 1202 to act as guardian for Kennin-ji (then being built), and to thank the god Ebisu for saving him from a storm when returning from the mainland.
Eisai is credited with bringing the Rinzai school of Zen and the tradition of tea-drinking to Japan.
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2) BOARS🐗
Boars are familiars of Marishiten (摩利支天), goddess of 'victory and abundance'.
Pale-faced and brightly garbed, Marishiten is seen riding seven golden boars. She was particularly popular with warriors, and is worshipped at Kennin-ji's sub-temple Zenkyo-an (禅居庵 aka Marishiten-dō 摩利支天堂).
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💄💋THE MAKE-UP WEARING LEAVES🌿🎎
Ryōsoku-in (両足院), a sub-temple of Kennin-ji (建仁寺), is affectionately known as the 'Temple of the Hangeshō' (半夏生の寺) at this time of year, when the herb "Chinese lizard's tail" begins to bloom in profusion.
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Thanks to the many sweet hydrangeas that bloom in its gardens, Reigen-in (霊源院) is commonly known as the 'Amacha Temple' (甘茶の寺).
The Kennin-ji sub-temple was founded between 1394-1428 by Ichian Ichirin (一庵一麟). First named 'Reisen-in' (霊泉院), a few years later Kennin-ji's abbot, Zaisen Kijō (在先希譲), renamed it Reigen-in.
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More Photo Memories I took back home, from Kyoto.
Kennin-ji (Japanese: 建仁寺) is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, and head temple of its associated branch of Rinzai Buddhism. It is considered to be one of the so-called Kyoto Gozan or "five most important Zen temples of Kyoto".
Kennin-ji was founded in 1202 CE and claims to be the oldest Zen temple in Kyoto.
The monk Eisai, credited with introducing Zen to Japan, served as Kennin-ji's founding abbot and is buried on the temple grounds.
More here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennin-ji
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