is a Buddhist temple in Nakagyà Â-ku, Kyoto. In the Middle Ages, the temple revived a performance created by the Yuzu Nembutsu monk Engaku known as the Dai Nembutsu Kyà Âgen. It is also known for having been affiliated with the Shinsengumi. The temple has taken on several other names such "Jizà Â-in (å°èµé¢)", "Hà Âdà Âsanmai-in (å®Âå¹¢ä¸Âæ§寺)", and "Shinjà Âkà Â-in (å¿ÂæµÂå Âé¢)."
The current abbot is Shunkai Matsuura.
The temple was founded in 991 by the monk Kaiken of Onjà Â-ji as a gift to his mother. In 1005 a memorial service was held in which the temple was given the name "Komii-dera (å°Âä¸ÂäºÂ寺, lit. "little Mii-dera")" in reference to the founder's original temple. It is said that the title "Jizà Â-in" was bestowed on the temple during Emperor Shirakawa's imperial visit.
The priest Engaku of the Yuzu Nembutsu school restored the temple in the medieval period. Tradition holds that he was responsible for establishing the practice of the Mibu Dai Nembutsu Kyà Âgen, now an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
Towards the end of the Edo period, the Tokugawa Bakufu established the Mibu Rà Âshigumi at the nearby stronghold, the Yagi House (å «æ¨家 Yagike). The Mibu Rà Âshigumi were an elite public security corp that would later be known as the Shinsengumi. Mibu-dera's grounds served as the base for the organization's military and martial arts training. A bronze statue of commander Kondà  Isami stands within the temple precincts, as well as a grave-site for Shinsengumi regimental soldiers. The resting place of Kondà  Isami is believed to be elsewhere. Aizuwakamatsu and Mitaka, Tokyo have been suggested as possible locations.
Mibu-dera's main image was originally a half-lotus seated Ká¹£itigarbha statue, fashioned in the latter part of the Kamakura period, affectionately dubbed "Mibu Jizà Â" among the local faithful. The image was destroyed by arson along with the main hall on July 25, 1962. After the fire, a standing Ká¹£itigarbha statue was relocated from the head temple Tà Âshà Âdai-ji and became the temple's new main image. The main hall was rebuilt in 1967.