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*''Japanese'': 慈眼院 ''(Jigen-in)''
*''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]].
Jigen-in, also known as the [[Shuri]] [[Kannon]]-dô, is a [[Rinzai]] [[Zen]] temple located at the end of [[Aijo-ufumichi|Aijô-ufumichi]], the main road leading out of [[Shuri castle]].
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 [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]].
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 [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]].
The Kannon-dô was established in [[1616]] as a branch temple of [[Tenkai-ji]], though the Jigen-in was already established previously.
The Kannon-dô was established in [[1616]] as a branch temple of [[Tenkai-ji]], though the Jigen-in was already established previously.
The temple is located on a hill historically known as Banzairei, or "Banzai Peak." It supposedly got that name after an event in which King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]] visited the site, and was greeted with loud cheers of "Banzai!" (roughly, "may the king live 10,000 years!"). The hill was long considered one of the eight scenic sites of Shuri, and a number of poems were composed about it. A monument was erected on the site in [[1497]] declaring the significance of the site; though lost in the Battle of Okinawa, along with the temple, the monument has now also been restored.
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==References==
==References==
*Plaques on-site.
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41690-storytopic-121.html 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.
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41690-storytopic-121.html 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.
*''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.
