Pray for "victory" to Dharma

#aprilblooms Shoo-ji Temple in Minoh, surrounded by a national park in the surrounding area, is an ancient temple with a history of about 1,300 years that was founded in the Nara period. In the vast precincts of about 80,000 tsubo, there are the main hall and the mountain gate rebuilt by Hideyori Toyotomi, and the Sanpo Ara Shrine, which is considered to be the first Ara shrine in Japan. It was once called "a temple that defeated the king" because it prayed for the emperor's healing, and it was revered by successive warlords. Even today, there are endless worshippers who pray for the victory of "winning dharma" in exams, sports, business, etc. in search of the benefits of "winning luck". Dharma fortune-telling, which shows the fortune of that year and gives advice on good luck, is also popular.