Gyoran ji
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Gyoran ji (=Temple Gyoran, 魚藍寺) is a temple which exists in 4-chome, Mita, Minato, Tokyo in Japan.
It is located in the mountain side of Gyoran zaka (「魚藍坂」=Gyoran slope) of Tuki no Misaki「月の岬」. The formal name is Suigetuin Gyoran ji「水月院魚藍寺」."
[edit] Origin of the name
Since the principal image is Gyoran Kanzeon Bosatu｢魚藍観世音菩薩｣ (The Kannon image「観音像」 whose figure is the maiden tied the hair to the topknot of a Chinese mode「唐様」), this name was attached.
There is a tale of the following times of Tang「唐」 in China. The Buddha「仏陀」 appeared in a beautiful maiden's figure, selling the fish put into the bamboo basket, and spread Buddhism「仏法」. The sculpture was made based on this wonderful story.
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