@The Jinguji temple hed a service for
God of Shintoism by Buddhism . The Sumiyoshijinguji
was such remains of confusion of Shintoism
and Buddhism that was founded in almost all
the famous shrines in the Heian period .
It is said that this temple was founded in
the 2 nd year of Tenpyo Houji (758) and was
counted among the three big temples -Tsumori
(abolished ) , Shougonjodoji in Sumiyoshi
district . This temple was abolished by the
decree of separation of the Shintoism and
the Buddhism in the first years of the Meiji
era . A lot of famous , secret Buddhist images
and treasures were scattered lost at that
time but the West Pagoda of those treasures
was sold and moved to the Kirihataji temple
in Tokushima Prefecture and it remains now
. The traditional Sumiyoshi Odori was handed
down by priests and disciples of the temple
.
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