On Tori no hi in November 1265 (in old lunar calendar), when Nichiren Shonin (High Priest Nichiren), the founder of the Nichiren sect, prayed for the national peace during his stay at the Kobayakawa house (which is present Daihonzan [the chief temple of the sect] Jusen-ji Temple) in Washi no su, Kazusa Province (which is present Mobara City, Chiba Prefecture), the Venus started to shine brightly and Washi Myoken Daibosatsu appeared.
1265年（文永2年）11月の酉の日、日蓮宗の宗祖・日蓮上人が、上総国鷲巣（現・千葉県茂原市）の小早川家（現・大本山鷲山寺）に滞在の折、国家平穏を祈ったところ、金星が明るく輝きだし、鷲妙見大菩薩が現れ出た。