Dainichi-ji (Tokushima)
The Dainichi-ji ( Japanese 大 日 寺 ) with the Go Ōgurizan ( 大 栗 山 ) and Kazōin ( 花 蔵 院 ) in the city of Tokushima is a temple of Shingon Buddhism. In the traditional count, it is the 13th temple on the Shikoku pilgrimage route .
history
Priest Kūkai is said to have had the vision at this point that the Dainichi Buddha had descended here accompanied by purple clouds. Kūkai immediately carved a statue of Dainichi, which was placed here.
During the armed conflicts of the Tenshō era (1573–1592) the temple was destroyed. In the Edo period , the third prince of the Hachisuka ruling the area , Hachisuka Mitsutaka ( 蜂 須 賀光隆 ; 1630–1666), had the main hall rebuilt. When the Ichinomiya Shrine was built across from it, the Dainichi-ji temporarily became its subsidiary temple.
The attachment
You enter the small temple complex from the south through the temple gate (山門, Sammon; 1), then on the left the main hall (本 堂, Hondō; 2) in front of you and on the right the hall dedicated to the temple founder, the Daishidō ( 大師 堂 ; 3). The bell tower ( 鐘楼 ; Shōrō; 4) is somewhat hidden behind it . For the pilgrims there is a guest house in the west ( 大 日 時 宿 坊 , Dainichiji Shukubō; U) with a restaurant.
Next to the mighty tree, which is more than 100 years old, stands the "Glückbringende Kannon" ( し あ わ せ 観 音 ).
photos
Street front
Temple gate
Temple bell
Daishidō
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Remarks
- ↑ The Kannon can be seen in the photo of the Daishidō in the front left from the back.
literature
- Tokushima-ken no rekishi sampo henshu iinkai (ed.): Dainichi-ji . In: Tokushima-ken no rekishi sampo. Yamakawa Shuppan, 2009. ISBN 978-4-634-24636-2 . Page 89.
- Oguri, Doei: Kukai. Shikoku hachijuhachi kosho no arukikata. Chukei no Bunko, 2011. ISBN 978-4-8061-4067-2 .
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Coordinates: 34 ° 2 ′ 17.2 ″ N , 134 ° 27 ′ 45.7 ″ E