Carved wood at gate to Ryukoji Temple in Fujisawa

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Carved wood at gate to Ryukoji Temple in Fujisawa - It is said that following the arrest of Nichiren for criticizing the Kamakura Shogunate the moment he was to be executed was interrupted as the officer tasked with beheading Nichiren was hit by a flash of light from nearby Enoshima. As a result, Nichiren was saved and went on to inspire the building of a temple at this site.

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Location: Fujisawa, Kanagawa-ken, Japan
Photo credit: © John Lander / Alamy / Afripics
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