Hogon-ji Temple is a Shingon Buddhist temple of the Buzan sect located on Chikubu Island in Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture. The principal image is Daibenzaiten. The Kannon-do Hall is the 30th temple of the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, and the principal image is Senju Kannon Bosatsu (Thousand-Armed Kannon). It is a sacred place for Kannon pilgrimage and also for Benzaiten worship, and is known as one of the Three Great Benzaiten Shrines along with Enoshima and Itsukushima. The following two items are provided: 1. Hogon-ji Temple Sange (large) 2. Hogon-ji Temple Goyeika Gofu (chant amulet) 3. Hogon-ji Pamphlet Chikubu Island Hogon-ji Temple is said to have begun in the year 724 (Shinki 1) when Emperor Shomu received a divine message in a dream from Amaterasu Omikami: "There is a small island in the lake of Omi. That island is a sacred place for Benzaiten, so build a temple there. Then, the nation will be at peace, the five grains will be abundant, and all the people will be happy." The Emperor then sent the monk Gyoki as an imperial envoy to establish the temple and its buildings.