"Shijuhachigan" is a name that can be seen mainly in Tochigi Prefecture, and is concentrated in Sano City.
In addition to Tochigi Prefecture, there are many in the Kanto region such as Kanagawa, Tokyo, and Saitama prefectures, and a small number also appear in Aichi prefecture.
Historically, from the late Heian period to the early Edo period, there was a vassal of the Sano clan, a clan that flourished mainly in Shimotsuke Province (present-day Tochigi Prefecture), who took the surname Shijuhachigan. On the other hand, there is also a theory that the area was named for the 48 vows of Amitabha Tathagata, Kusu Town, Aso District, Tochigi Prefecture, to save the sentient beings of the Six Realms, and it was originally called Yomi no Hara as a place to bury the dead. It seems that it was The 48 vows named by monks changed from ``Yomi-no-hara'' to ``Good-nara'' and began to be read.
It is also said that
48 wishes = if it's okay
``Shijuhachigan'' is a surname pronounced ``Yoinara.'' One of the various theories related to Amida Nyorai is that the area where a temple called ``Anyo-in'', which is a subsidiary temple of Hase-dera Temple, the head temple of the Shingon sect, is located was called 48 Gans.
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