Rensyoji 蓮生寺

What’s Rensyoji？

Renshoji Temple is a temple of the Otani sect of Shinshu Buddhism, and its mountain name is Kumagayasan.

A Sango(mountain name) is a title that precedes the name of a Buddhist temple.

It is said that the temple was founded in 1195 (Kenkyu 6) by Kumagai Naozane at the age of 55.
Naozane Kumagai, who had served the Heike clan, became a vassal of Minamoto no Yoritomo, and became a follower of Honen, and took the name Rensho.

Kumagai no Jirō Naozane (熊谷 次郎 直実) (March 24, 1141 – September 27, 1207/October 25, 1208) was a famous soldier who served the Genji (Minamoto) clan during the Heian period and Kamakura era of Japanese medieval history. Kumagai is particularly known for his exploits during the Genpei War, specifically for killing the young warrior Taira no Atsumori at the battle of Ichi-no-tani in 1184.^[2] Later in life he became a Jōdo-shū Buddhist priest, as a disciple of Hōnen. Atsumori’s death and the circumstances surrounding it went on to be fictionalized and retold in numerous forms, including the Heike Monogatari epic, a number of Noh plays, and in the jōruri and kabuki theatres as well.

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Traces of the Great Fujieda Fire

Here are the areas that still bear the scars of the Great Fujieda Fire that occurred in 1904. The devil’s tile of the main hall.

And here is another scar from a large fire.
It may be hard to see, but the scorch marks are still there.

Ibuki at Renshoji Temple

Many visitors to Renshoji Temple probably come to see the “Renshoji no Ibuki,” which is designated as a natural monument of the city.
The tree is said to be over 700 years old. Part of this tree was also burned in a fire, but it seems to have recovered since then.

There is a passageway leading to the back of the temple just next to where the devil’s tiles of the main hall are on display.

Renshoji Temple is just a short walk from Rengeji Pond Park, so why not take a walk and visit?

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