Jūzenji (十禅師) is a Japanese deity associated with Hiyoshi Taisha and Enryaku-ji.

[1]: 198  This is emphasized with his link to white monkeys, the shinshi of Mount Hiei.

[2] He was at times seen as being the core god which all things emanated from.

[1]: 216-218 His name is derived from a group of ten Buddhist monks, which was a prominent institution in the Heian period, but declined by the time his worship began.

[7] Jien is said to have possibly had a homosexual love affair with Juzenji.

[1]: 198  In one myth every night he came to Jien in the form of a monkey and sat on his shoulder.

[2] Juzenji is a complex deity seen as ambivalent both curing and blessing people.

[1]: 205 The "Sange yōryakki", written by Gigen during the Kamakura period tells of Saichō's first climb on Mount Hiei in 785.

It suggests the youth Saichō met was Oto Gohō.

Oto Gohō later protected Saichō on his trip to China.

[1]: 216-218 His popularity declined in the Edo period,[1]: 223  and worship ended with the Meiji Restoration.

It was also when Young Prince (若宮, Wakamiya) deities became popular.

[1]: 186 Jien, a poet, revered both Prince Shotoku and Jūzenji.

In 1216, he dedicated a vow to Jūzenji and Shōtoku's mausoleum after a dream.

The connection between Jūzenji and Daigyōji is explained in the Rō no miko ki.

This text is about the origins of Jūzenji shrine mediums, known as the rō no miko.

He has a wish-fulfilling jewel and a unique banner holder on a lotus stalk.