Shōjōkō-ji explained

Shōjōkō-Ji
Location:1-8-1 Nishitomi, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken
Religious Affiliation:Ji-shu
Deity:Amitābha
Country:Japan
Website:http://www.jishu.or.jp/index.html
Founded By:Matano Gorōkagehira
Year Completed:1325

is a temple located in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, and serves as the headquarters of the Ji-shu 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.

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