- Renkōji Temple
Renkōji Temple is a Buddhist temple in
Tokyo ,Japan . It is the purported location of the ashes ofNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose , Indian freedom-fighter, which have been preserved sinceSeptember 18 ,1945 . [http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1083668 "DNA India" news article, retrieved on20 August , 2007]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 theLotus Sutra .The ashes of Subhas Chandra Bose came to the temple for the purpose of a funeral ceremony but Rev. Mochizuki, father of the present chief priest, agreed to keep them in safe custody. Netaji’s associates observe his death anniversary on
August 18 at the temple every year. Over the years, several Indian officials have visited Renkoji to pay their respects to Subhas Chandra Bose: Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru was the first dignitary to visit the site in October1957 . PresidentDr. Rajendra Prasad followed him a year later, andIndira Gandhi made her trip in1969 .Atal Bihari Vajpayee , former Prime Minister of India, first visited the temple during his term as Foreign Minister. He later visited it during his official visit to Japan onDecember 9 ,2001 . In2000 , the then Indian Minister of External Affairs,Jaswant Singh , visited the temple in November.ee also
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