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堂間三十三東洛
RENGEOIN (SANJIUSANGENDO)
Near Daibuts is Rengehoin which was founded by Goshirakawa Tenno the year 1150.
He destined this temple especially to worship of the Kanjeon.
In the largest building, which is called Sanjiusangendo one thousand idoles are.
Each of the idoles is five feet high.
Long after the erection of the temple it became the custom amongst archers to try to shoot an arrow along between the verader and the roof of the building without touching eather of them.
The marks of the arrows are still visibie in many places on pillars &c.
