Buddhist temple
Hōgon-in
宝厳院（ほうごんいん）
Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture
A temple of the Shingon Chisan school in Angyō Jirin, Kawaguchi, styled Iōzan Jirin-ji Hōgon-in and familiar by the name “Jirin Yakushi.” It enshrines a hidden Yakushi Nyorai as its principal image.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Prayers associated with this place
Principal image: Yakushi Nyorai
History and things to know
According to the engi of Genbun 4, it began in Tenpyō 13 (741) when Gyōki Bosatsu, at the wish of Emperor Shōmu, built a Yakushi Hall to pray for the recovery of Empress Kōmyō from an eye disease. It is said that it later also received imperial wishes from Emperors Montoku and Seiwa, and it called itself “the temple of three imperial wishes”; in Kan'ei 19 (1642) it received a vermilion-seal grant of temple lands of 30 koku from the shogunate.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
The principal image, Yakushi Nyorai, is usually kept as a hidden image, enshrined inside a zushi (shrine cabinet).
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 宝厳院「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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