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The first temple was founded in 645 AD, which makes it the oldest-established temple in Tokyo. [6] In the early years of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu designated Sensō-ji as tutelary temple of the Tokugawa clan. [7] During World War II, the temple was destroyed during the 10 March 1945 firebombing air raid on Tokyo.
Sri Arasakesari Sivan Temple, 25 Sungei Kadut Avenue, Singapore 729679 [2] Sri Manmatha Karuneshvarar Temple, 226 Kallang Road, Singapore 339096; Sri Siva Durga Temple (formerly Sri Sivan Temple), 8 Potong Pasir Avenue 2, Singapore 358362 [3] Sri Siva Krishna Temple, 31 Marsiling Rise, Singapore 739127 [4]
The Bandō Sanjūsankasho (坂東三十三箇所) ("The Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage") is a series of 33 Buddhist temples in Eastern Japan sacred to Kannon.Bandō is the old name for what is now the Kantō region, [1] used in this case because the temples are all in the Prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama, Tokyo, Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi and Chiba.
The Kaminarimon, with its giant chōchin, the outer gate of Sensō-ji temple Sensō-ji at night Aerial view of Asakusa. Asakusa (浅草, Japanese: ⓘ) is a district in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It is known for the Sensō-ji, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon.
The brothers were very impressed and subsequently converted to the Buddhist religion. The Kannon statue was consecrated in a small temple by the landlord and the brothers who thereafter devoted their lives to preaching the way of Buddhism. [1] This temple is now known as the Sensō-ji. Asakusa Shrine was built in order to worship these men as ...
The south face of the hōzōmon. The Hōzōmon (宝蔵門, "Treasure-House Gate") is the inner of two large entrance gates that ultimately leads to the Sensō-ji (the outer being the Kaminarimon) in Asakusa, Tokyo.
Sri Mariamman Temple (built 1827) in the Chinatown district is the oldest Hindu temple in Singapore. According to the latest 2020 census, 5.0% of Singaporeans declare themselves as Hindus. The majority of Singapore's present Hindus are descendants of Indians who migrated soon after the founding of Singapore in 1819.
This temple, now known as the Sensō-ji, currently houses the Kannon statue and is the oldest temple in Tokyo. The Sanja Matsuri appears to have many forms that date back as early as the 7th century, as well as several names such as "Kannon Matsuri" and "Asakusa Matsuri". [ 7 ]