The SIN-sect of Buddhism expanded to farm villages and provinces during the first half of the Edo era A large number of SIN-sect temples were founded in both types of religions at that time However, these temples were not registered as Buddhism temples The names of unregistered religions institutions are recorded in "A book of NINCHIKUARATAMECHO" written in the year KAN-EI10 (1633) The Edo Shogunate promulgated a law in the year GENROKU 5 (1692) for promoting pre-existing structures to temple status and defining the ANSITSU (Hermit's Cell) This law was fully established with inspections even by the Higo Clan during the years BUNSEI 6 to 11 (1823〜1828) "ANSITSU" were defined as structures with a beam length of 2 5 KEN or less Buddhist images were hung inside "ANSITSU" that did not qualify as Buddhist temples
