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Meditation Caves at Zuiganji Temple 1984

The pillar says 'Zuiganji Temple'. Z u i g a n - j i t e m p l e f e a t u r e s a n u m b e r o f c a v e s c a r v e d i n t o t h e r o c k . T h e s e c a v e s w e r e u s e d f o r m e m o r i a l s e r v i c e s a n d a s a c i n e r a r i u m t o h o u s e t h e a s h e s o f t h e d e c e a s e d . T h e c a v e s w e r e c o n s t r u c t e d i n t h e K a m a k u r a p e r i o d a n d r e m a i n e d i n u s e u n t i l t h e E d o p e r i o d . T h e t e m p l e g r o u n d s a l s o c o n t a i n T h e Z u i g a n - j i A r t M u s e u m e s t a b l i s h e d o n O c t o b e r 1 , 1 9 9 5 t o d i s p l a y v a r i o u s a r t i f a c t s , i n c l u d i n g c a l l i g r a p h y b y f o r m e r h e a d m o n k s , F u s u m a p a i n t i n g s , t e a c u p s a n d p o r t r a i t s .

 

 

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