The temple Jeti-JI Photo: Temple Jeti-JI

Patrons of the past, present and future dwell in the temple Jeti-JI temple (the official name Tenpozan Jeti-JI temple). They are considered to be the Buddha of Syaku, Miroki and Amida Nyorai. Their statues are the main shrines of the temple and stored in the main hall Dogadan. The statues were made in the XIV-XV centuries and are the cultural property of Japan.

The temple Jeti-JI temple was founded in 1283 by representatives of the HOJO clan, which from 1204 to 1333 is actually ruled the country, comprising the Regents when the young shogun. Founded the temple of inconsolable parents Munemasa and Morotomi HOJO in order to pray in it about the soul of her deceased son.

Once the temple was a large Buddhist complex, consisted of many buildings and small churches. In Jeti-JI lived 500 monks, and the ceremony was conducted in eleven halls. Jeti-JI was among the "Five mountains" Kamakura, or five powerful temples, which were financed by the state. To date, only preserved part of the buildings of the temple complex, most were destroyed during the Kanto earthquake of 1923. Now the area of the temple complex is about 4 thousand square meters, where there are shrines and landmarks.

In Jeti-JI temple is unique gate design, which is not repeated anywhere else. Design combines themselves to ritual gates and bell tower with a bell cast in the year 1340. The roof over the bell emblem adorns the HOJO.

Behind the main building, there is a cemetery with numerous cave graves, as well as the statue of the God of luck hotea. Many generations of Japanese and tourists really wanted to receive his blessing and therefore some parts of the stone sculptures are the stomach and the left lobe of the ear – were jammed their hands.

From the temple mountain trail begins that leads to the temple to Kotoka-Ying, the territory of which the bronze statue of the Great Buddha.

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