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*''Founded: [[1185]], [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]]''
*''Japanese'': 銭洗弁財天 ''(zeni arai benzaiten)''
Zeni-arai Benten is a [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Kamakura]] dedicated to [[Benten]]. It is one of three Benten shrines in the area to claim inclusion in the [[Seven Lucky Gods of Kamakura]]. The shrine is located in a cave where a spring naturally emerges from the mountain, and is accessed via a tunnel carved straight through the side of the mountain.
The shrine got its start at the end of the [[Heian period]], when [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]] prayed there for the safety and recovery of the people of Kamakura, who had been suffering from one disaster after another. Yoritomo is said to have had a dream at the Hour of the Serpent, on the Day of the Serpent, in the Month of the Serpent, in a Year of the Serpent ([[1185]]), in which Uga-fukujin appeared to him and suggested that if he performed a ritual at the spot where water gushes forth, peace and tranquility would come to the realm. Thus, Yoritomo established a shrine to Uga-fukujin, and it is said it played a role in bringing order to the realm afterwards. (That year, 1185, had seen the end of the [[Genpei Wars]], the rise of the [[Minamoto clan]], and the fall of its chief rivals, the [[Taira clan]].)
At some point, the legend arose that money washed at the shrine would double in value, giving the shrine its common name of 'zeni-arai' ("money-washing") Benten. The spring at the shrine is one of five famous waters in the city.
==References==
*"[http://www.kamakura-burabura.com/meisyokamakurazeniaraibenten.htm Zeniarai Benzaiten]." Kamakura-burabura.com.
==External Links==
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E9%8A%AD%E6%B4%97%E5%BC%81%E8%B2%A1%E5%A4%A9&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=35.325788,139.542246&spn=0.009611,0.006137&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.144864,25.136719&t=h&hq=%E9%8A%AD%E6%B4%97%E5%BC%81%E8%B2%A1%E5%A4%A9&radius=15000&z=16&iwloc=A Zeniarai Benten on Google Maps].
[[Category:Kamakura Period]]
[[Category:Shrines]]
*''Japanese'': 銭洗弁財天 ''(zeni arai benzaiten)''
Zeni-arai Benten is a [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Kamakura]] dedicated to [[Benten]]. It is one of three Benten shrines in the area to claim inclusion in the [[Seven Lucky Gods of Kamakura]]. The shrine is located in a cave where a spring naturally emerges from the mountain, and is accessed via a tunnel carved straight through the side of the mountain.
The shrine got its start at the end of the [[Heian period]], when [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]] prayed there for the safety and recovery of the people of Kamakura, who had been suffering from one disaster after another. Yoritomo is said to have had a dream at the Hour of the Serpent, on the Day of the Serpent, in the Month of the Serpent, in a Year of the Serpent ([[1185]]), in which Uga-fukujin appeared to him and suggested that if he performed a ritual at the spot where water gushes forth, peace and tranquility would come to the realm. Thus, Yoritomo established a shrine to Uga-fukujin, and it is said it played a role in bringing order to the realm afterwards. (That year, 1185, had seen the end of the [[Genpei Wars]], the rise of the [[Minamoto clan]], and the fall of its chief rivals, the [[Taira clan]].)
At some point, the legend arose that money washed at the shrine would double in value, giving the shrine its common name of 'zeni-arai' ("money-washing") Benten. The spring at the shrine is one of five famous waters in the city.
==References==
*"[http://www.kamakura-burabura.com/meisyokamakurazeniaraibenten.htm Zeniarai Benzaiten]." Kamakura-burabura.com.
==External Links==
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E9%8A%AD%E6%B4%97%E5%BC%81%E8%B2%A1%E5%A4%A9&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=35.325788,139.542246&spn=0.009611,0.006137&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.144864,25.136719&t=h&hq=%E9%8A%AD%E6%B4%97%E5%BC%81%E8%B2%A1%E5%A4%A9&radius=15000&z=16&iwloc=A Zeniarai Benten on Google Maps].
[[Category:Kamakura Period]]
[[Category:Shrines]]
