An'yō-in (Kamakura)

An’yō-in
安養院
Hondō of An'yō-in
Religion
AffiliationBuddhist
DeityAmida Nyorai
RiteJōdo
Location
Location3-1-22 Ōmachi, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa-ken
CountryJapan
Shown within Kanagawa Prefecture
An'yō-in (Kamakura) (Japan)
Coordinates35°18′51″N 139°33′19″E / 35.31417°N 139.55528°E / 35.31417; 139.55528
Architecture
FounderHōjō Masako
Completed1225

An’yō-in (安養院) is a Buddhist temple located in the Ōmachi neighborhood of the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The temple's full name is Gionzan An'yō-in Chōraku-ji (祇園山安養院長楽寺). It belongs to the Jōdo shū sect and its honzon is a statue of Amida Nyorai; however, the temple is more famous for enshrining an image of Senjū Kannon Bosatsu ( Sahasrabhūja), which makes it the 4th stop on the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage route. It is also called the "Tashirō Kannon".