Senryu-ji Temple (Komae)

 temple, cemetery, buddhist temple

A Sōtō Zen temple.

According to the legend, St.Roben (a prominent 8th Century Buddhist monk) once prayed here and an abundant spring gushed out; so St.Roben founded a temple here, dedicated to Benten (the goddess of waters).

The temple thrived in the 17th century, under the patronage of Ishigaya Sadakiyo (a trusted retainer of Shogun Ieyasu) who was assigned to control this area. Organizing clever melioration, he increased prosperity and was highly praised by the shogun for that. His tomb is on the prenises as well as a pond fed by St.Roben's spring; once the pond almost disappeared due to aggressive development but was saved by the temple and the parish.

A well-known well-known Mawari Jizō statue is located in the temple.