Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Buddhist temple

Ryūtoku-ji

立徳寺(りゅうとくじ)

Isehara, Kanagawa Prefecture

A temple of the Jōdo Shinshū Honganji-ha in Sakuradai, Isehara, enshrining a statue of Amida Nyorai as its principal image. Its head temple is Nishi Honganji in Kyoto.

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: statue of Amida Nyorai

History and things to know

According to the official guide, it began in 2006 as a branch of Hōtoku-ji in Okada, Atsugi, and was recognized as a religious corporation in 2017. The principal image and the portraits of Shinran Shōnin, Rennyo Shōnin and others were made about 270 years ago, and are said to have been received from an abandoned temple in the San'in region.

Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.

Related kami and buddhas

Before you visit

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Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)

How to visit a shrine or a temple: one example

Sources (in Japanese)

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