Renkō-ji
Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan
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Renkō-ji (蓮光寺, Renkōji) is a Buddhist temple in Suginami-ku, Tokyo. The small, well-preserved temple was established in 1594 inspired by the God of Wealth and Happiness. It belongs to the Nichiren sect of Buddhism that believes that human salvation lies only in the Lotus Sutra.
It is assumed to be the location of the ashes of Indian revolutionary, Subhas Chandra Bose and lieutenant general Tsunamasa Shidei both who died in a plane crash together in August 1945.
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