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Overview
Where Nichiren first chanted Namu Myoho Renge Kyo. A thousand-year-old cedar stands here.
About this place
Seichō-ji (Japanese: 清澄寺), also known as Kiyozumi-dera (清水寺), is a Nichiren Buddhist temple located in the city of Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Along with Kuon-ji in Yamanashi Prefecture, Ikegami Honmon-ji in the south of Tokyo, and Tanjō-ji also in Kamogawa City, Seichō-ji is one of the "Four Sacred Places of Nichiren Shū." The Buddhist priest Nichiren was once educated at the temple, and was chosen at one time to be a successor to its priesthood before he began his own ministry which later became Nichiren Buddhism. At the time, the temple was dedicated to the Pure Land sect, prior to being a Tendai temple, then later changed into Shingon, and now designated a Nichiren Shu temple.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded：771 (traditional) Designation：Natural Monument Blessings：Rebirth
Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Official website
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Source seichoji.com ↗Before you go
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