In this paper I study the Ensai ganmon ゑんさい願文, a composition of the Kamakura period （1185-1333）, and discuss the Pure Land beliefs of that time. The Ensai ganmon were encorporated inside the image of Maitreya Bodhisattva of Shōmyōji Temple 称名寺, established by Hōjō Sanetoki 北条実時 （1224-1276）. The Ensai ganmon was written by the wife of Sanetoki, one of the daughters of Hōjō Masamura北条政村 （1205-1273）.
The ganmon or votive text states that one should perform good Buddhist deeds based on the vows of Amida Buddha 阿弥陀仏. In addition to preaching the Jōdo sect of Buddhism, Shōmyōji also taught the Shingonritsu 真言律 of Eizon 叡尊 （1201-1290）. Therefore, the Ensai ganmon contained teachings that were a fusion of Shingonritsu and Pure Land Buddhism.
