| Goshiki Fudo is also known as Edo Goshiki Fudo and there is a legend that it dated back to the time when, as suggested by Tenkai, Iemitsu TOKUGAWA selected Fudo-son from five locations in Edo and offered a prayer asking for peace and tranquility for the country. |
五色不動は江戸五色不動とも呼ばれており、徳川家光が天海の建言により江戸府内から5箇所の不動尊を選び、天下太平を祈願したことに由来する等の伝説が存在する。 |