is a
Buddhist temple
A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa, wat and pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in Buddhism represen ...
located in the city of
Sakura
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in
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the ...
, Japan. The temple was originally located in
Yamagata Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Yamagata Prefecture has a population of 1,079,950 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 9,325 km² (3,600 sq mi). Yamagata Prefecture borders Akita Prefecture to the north, ...
, but when the
Hotta clan
The was a Japanese clan that ruled the Sakura Domain in Shimosa Province in the late Edo period. Jindai-ji in the present-day city of Sakura was the clan's bodaiji
A in Japanese Buddhism is a temple which, generation after generation, take ...
was granted control of the
Sakura Domain
was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Shimōsa Province (modern-day Chiba Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Sakura Castle in what is now the city of Sakura, Chiba. It was ruled for most of its hi ...
,
Hotta Masasuke moved the temple in 1746 to serve as the clan's , or family temple. The Hotta clan's historical grave marker is located at Jindai-ji, as are the tombstones of
Hotta Masatoshi
was a ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) in Shimōsa Province, and top government advisor and official in the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. He served as '' rōjū'' (chief advisor) to ''shōgun'' Tokugawa Ietsuna from 1679–80, and as ''Tairō'' (head of ...
,
Hotta Masayoshi, and
Hotta Masatomo Hotta (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese model and television personality
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*, Japanese ''daimyō''
*, Japanese ''daimyō''
*, Japanese ''daimyō''
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, all of which are designated as Chiba Prefectural Historical Places. The bronze statue of the Eleven-Faced
Kannon
Guanyin () is a Bodhisattva associated with compassion. She is the East Asian representation of Avalokiteśvara ( sa, अवलोकितेश्वर) and has been adopted by other Eastern religions, including Chinese folk religion. She ...
, the primary
object of veneration at Jindai-ji, is by the artist Tsuda Shinobu (1875-1946).
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External links
Chiba no Kankō Marugoto Shōkai
{{Buddhist temples in Japan
Buddhist temples in Chiba Prefecture
Tendai temples