People who support Buddhist priests by providing food, clothing, and housing, and who donate to temples are called dan-ochi (powerful supporters). Nambu Sanenaga, lord of Hakiri-go in the Kai Region, invited Nichiren Shonin to Mount Minobu and donated the mountain to him. He played an important role as a dan-ochi for the Nichiren Sect. Nichiren came to Mount Minobu in 1274, established Kuon-ji Temple, the head temple of the Nichiren Sect, and lived there until the end of his life. Because of this, a seated statue of Nambu Sanenaga is enshrined at the foot of the Bodaitei. It was initially a bronze statue cast in 1921. It was melted down in 1944 for the war effort, but replaced with a concrete statue in 1979. Nambu Sanenaga was also called Lord Hagiri/Hakiri because of the name of his territory, and his statue is enshrined at the Hagiri/Hakiri-san Enjitu-ji Temple, Somon Hacchin-kaku, and Kaiki-do Hall.