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A Zen temple in pottery country.
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Heiansan Ryutaiji is a Soto-school Buddhist temple in Akamatsucho, Saga, Saga Prefecture. It is known as the family temple of the Sengoku-period daimyo Ryuzoji clan, the Murata clan (descendants of the Ryuzoji and chief retainers of the Saga Domain), and the family of Marquis Okuma Shigenobu. It was founded in 1565 (8th year of Eiroku) by the Sengoku daimyo of Hizen Province, Ryuzoji Takanobu, who invited the priest Daikei and prayed for the security of the Ryuzoji clan. In Saga Prefecture it is a renowned temple counted among the Twelve Soto Temples.
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Founded：Unknown Blessings：Warding off evil
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