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Ryōgonzan Rengein Myōhō-ji

Ryōgonzan Rengein Myōhō-ji Ryōgonzan Rengein Myōhō-ji - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

is a Buddhist temple of the Nichiren sect in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan.Harada (2007:90) It is one of a group of three built near the site in Matsubagayatsu, or the ,The ending "ヶ谷", common in place names and usually read "-gaya", in Kamakura is normally pronounced "-gayatsu", as in Shakadōgayatsu, Ōgigayatsu, and Matsubagayatsu. where Nichiren, founder of the Buddhist sect that bears his name, is supposed to have had his hut. The temple has also close ties with Prince Morinaga and the Imperial House. Read more on Wikipedia

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