Kasui-sai

Overview

Kasui-sai is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, with the mountain name Banshōzan and enshrining Shō-Kannon as its principal image. During the Edo period it served as the "Tōkai Daisōroku," the supervising head temple over Sōtō temples in the provinces of Mikawa, Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu, holding authority equal to that of the Kanto Sansetsu. It is counted as one of the Three Mountains of Enshū.

Highlights

• ●A Sōtō Zen temple whose principal image is Shō-Kannon.
• ●During the Edo period it acted as the "Tōkai Daisōroku," the supervising head temple over Sōtō temples across four provinces.
• ●It is said to have held authority equal to that of the Kanto Sansetsu.
• ●It is counted among the Three Mountains of Enshū and is a station on the Enshū Kannon Pilgrimage.

History

The temple bears the mountain name Banshōzan, and its temple crest is a triple hollyhock within a circle. In the Edo period, as the "Tōkai Daisōroku," it brought the Sōtō temples of Mikawa, Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu under its supervision as a head temple, holding authority equal to that of the Kanto Sansetsu.

Map

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Suggested itinerary

1. 1Enter the precinct and take in the temple halls
2. 2Pay respects to the principal image, Shō-Kannon
3. 3Visit as a station on the Enshū Kannon Pilgrimage
4. 4Walk quietly through the grounds of Banshōzan

Did you know?

💡 Its temple crest is a triple hollyhock within a circle, and in the Edo period it held the standing of a head temple supervising Sōtō temples across the Tōkai region.

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