Jigen-in

The temple gate and belltower.

The Kannon Hall.

• Other Names: Shuri Kannon-dô (Shuri Kannon Hall)
• Japanese: 慈眼院 (Jigen-in)

Jigen-in, also known as the Shuri Kannon-dô, is a Rinzai Zen temple a short distance from Shuri Castle, on Okinawa.

Long a site for prayers for safe journeys, those traveling to Japan on the Edo nobori missions typically prayed here first for a safe journey, prior to their departure from Ryûkyû.

The Kannon-dô was established in 1616 as a branch temple of Tenkai-ji, though the Jigen-in was already established previously.

References

• "Shuri Kannon-dô". Okinawa konpakuto jiten (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Dictionary"). Ryukyu Shimpo. 1 March 2003. Accessed 19 December 2009.
• Okinawa-kenshi visual-ban: Edo Nobori ~ Ryûkyû shisetsu no Edo sanpu ~ The Edo Nobori, Ceremony, and Triangular Politic. Naha:Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education, 2001. p8.