Myōgon-ji, also known as Toyokawa Inari, is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple located in the city of Toyokawa in eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Although the temple's main image is that of the thousand-armed form of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, it is more well-known for its guardian deity Toyokawa Dakini Shinten, a syncretic goddess who assumed charact…Myōgon-ji, also known as Toyokawa Inari, is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple located in the city of Toyokawa in eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Although the temple's main image is that of the thousand-armed form of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, it is more well-known for its guardian deity Toyokawa Dakini Shinten, a syncretic goddess who assumed characteristics of Inari, the Shinto kami of fertility, rice, agriculture, industry and worldly success. Despite the presence of a torii gate at the entrance, the institution is a Buddhist temple and has no overt association with the Shinto religion.
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