Kyōnin-ji
The Kyōnin-ji ( Japanese 鏡 忍 寺 ; full name Komatsubara-zan Kyōnin-ji ( 小 松原 山 鏡 忍 寺 )) is one of the most important historical temples of the Nichiren-shū , the oldest school of Nichiren Buddhism . It was founded on March 5, 1281 in Kamogawa , present-day Chiba Prefecture .
On November 11, 1264, Kudō Yoshitaka ( 工藤 吉隆 ), lord of the Amatsu, invited Nichiren to join him. On the way he was attacked by members of a realizing religious group of Nembutsu in the streets of Komutsubara and the Kyōninbō Nichigyō ( 鏡 忍 坊 日 暁 ) and Kudō Yoshitaka, who were hurrying to help, killed and two of Nichiren's companions injured.
According to legend, a prayer beads that Nichiren carried with him protected himself from fatal injury. To commemorate these events and those who were killed, Nichiryū ( 日 隆 ), disciple of Nichiren and son of the murdered Yoshitaka Kudo, founded the temple at that point.
In addition to buildings such as the Soshidō (Hall of the Founder) and the Hondō (Great Hall), an 800-year-old cedar tree is one of the sights of the temple. According to legend, Nichiren the goddess Kishimojin appeared in this tree.