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The temple, dedicated to the [[bodhisattva]] [[Kannon]], is said to have had a notable influence in introducing Buddhist practices such as the burning of [[incense]], the saying of certain Buddhist prayers or phrases, and Buddhist funerary practices to the local islanders. Local songs (''shima uta'') and summer dances (''hachigatsu odori'') developed around the temple as well.

The temple, dedicated to the [[bodhisattva]] [[Kannon]], is said to have had a notable influence in introducing Buddhist practices such as the burning of [[incense]], the saying of certain Buddhist prayers or phrases, and Buddhist funerary practices to the local islanders. Local songs (''shima uta'') and summer dances (''hachigatsu odori'') developed around the temple as well.

The temple was dismantled in the ''[[shinbutsu bunri]]'' (separation of Shinto and Buddhism) efforts of the early [[Meiji period]]. Stone statues of a seated Kannon and of the goddess [[Benzaiten]] held today at [[Okumaryuo Shrine|Ôkuma Ryûô Shrine]] (in [[Naze]] City) are believed to have come from the temple.

The temple was dismantled in the ''[[shinbutsu bunri]]'' (separation of Shinto and Buddhism) efforts of the early [[Meiji period]]. A stone marker for the grave of the temple's founder, erected in [[1690]] and replaced in 1975, still stands on the site today. Stone statues of a seated Kannon and of the goddess [[Benzaiten]] held today at [[Okumaryuo Shrine|Ôkuma Ryûô Shrine]] (in [[Naze]] City) are believed to have come from the temple.

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