Renge-ji (Sanda)

Renge-ji (Japanese: 蓮花寺) is a Shingon sect Buddhist temple in Sanda City, Hyogo, Japan.

Objects of Worship

Amitabha Buddha (Prefecture designated Important Cultural Property).

History

According to the Sanda City website, Renge-ji dates to around 1300.^[1]

Cultural Properties

The two storied pagoda is designated a cultural asset by Hyogo prefecture. The original plan of the pagoda, at one tenth scale, is still preserved at the temple. A document found inside the building dates the current structure to 1812 CE.^[2]