page_title: Hōdō
section_title: Affiliated temples
hierarchical_section_title: Hōdō / Affiliated temples
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 忉利天上寺 本堂, 神戸市 English: Tōri Tenjō-ji temple in Kobe, Japan
context_page_description: Hōdō or Hōdō Sennin was an Indian hermit and sage.
  According to legend, from the 6th to 7th centuries CE, Hōdō traveled from India through China and the Korean kingdom of Baekje and eventually arrived in Japan. He is recognized as the founder of temples in the mountains of Harima Province and is associated with several chokugan-ji, Buddhist temples built at the request of the reigning emperor.
  Tradition holds that when Hōdō came to Japan, he was accompanied by the deity Gozu Tennō, who was later enshrined at Hiromine Shrine and Yasaka Shrine.
  While engaged in ascetic practice on Mount Rokkō at the Kumoga Iwa Rock, Hōdō is said to have been approached by the deity Vaiśravaṇa riding on purple clouds. It was after this encounter that Hōdō built Tamon-ji in Hyōgo Prefecture to enshrine the Kumoga Iwa Rock, Rokkō-Hime-Daizen-no-Kami, and the Shinkyō Iwa Rock.
context_section_description: Senkō-ji, in Tonami, Toyama Prefecture
  Kannon-ji, in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture
  Gaya-in, in Miki, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Kyōkai-ji, in Miki, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Ichijō-ji, in Kasai, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Fukō-ji, in Kasai, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Okusan-ji, in Kasai, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Nyoi-ji, in Kōbe, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Shakubu-ji, in Kōbe, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Tōri Tenjō-ji, in Kōbe, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Kinkō-ji, in Kōbe, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Hōju-ji, in Kōbe, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Tamon-ji, in Kōbe, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Chōkō-ji, in Katō, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Zenryū-ji, in Katō, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Kiyomizu-dera, in Katō, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Kōmyō-ji, in Katō, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Saihō-ji, in Tamba-Sasayama, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Tōkutsu-ji,in Tamba-Sasayama, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Sairin-ji, in Nishiwaki, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Bodai-ji, in Sanda, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Jōshō-ji, in Tanba, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Hōraku-ji, in Kamikawa, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Shippō-ji, in Kamikawa, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Enman-ji, in Taka, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Hōdō-ji, in Asago, Hyōgo Prefecture
  Chōkoku-ji, in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture
  Senryū-ji, in Shikokuchūō, Ehime Prefecture
  Rakan-ji, in Nakatsu, Ōita Prefecture
caption: Tōri Tenjō-ji
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