The Abe Temple used to be situated around
2-chome, Matsuzaki-cho, Abeno-ku ,founded
in the first half year of the Nara period
. The foundation stone had been there for
a long time before being moved to this site
, former Kozu Residence . This site was contributed
to Osaka City and the Residence transformed
its appearance into Tengachaya Park . The
stone is made of granite with a hole for
the central pillar of the temple .and there
is a hole dug still more for Buddha's bones
within the hole . The stone is one of the
historical materials for study of antiquity
which reminds us of the prosperity of the
ancient temple in Osaka .There was a medicine
maker around here named Zesaiya from Omi
district (Shiga Prefecture ) and its family
carrying on a good business along the Kishu
Road . especially the medicine named Wachusan
was very famous among others .
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