Buddhist temple
Zengyō-ji
善行寺（ぜんぎょうじ）
Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture
A temple of the Jōdo Shinshū Honganji-ha in Totsuka, Kawaguchi, with the mountain name 鶴谷山. Its principal image is a standing Amida Nyorai, which was installed in the kūden (inner shrine) of the main hall in Heisei 24.
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: standing Amida Nyorai
History and things to know
According to the temple's tradition, it began when 吉井甚之丞 (Buddhist name 浄観), a follower of Rennyo Shōnin, opened a nenbutsu practice hall in Noto Province and in Eishō 2 (1505) named it 鶴谷山 Zengyō-ji. In Heisei 18 the chief priest 吉井誠光, who inherited its mountain and temple names, opened a practice hall in Kawaguchi, and in Heisei 23 he built a main hall in Totsuka and moved there.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
It is a different temple from the Zengyō-ji of the same name in Hakui, Ishikawa Prefecture (the temple in Noto); the Zengyō-ji in Kawaguchi was opened in Heisei 18.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 善行寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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