Jōdo-ji (Matsuyama)
Jōdo-ji (浄土寺) is a Shingon temple in Matsuyama, Japan. It is Temple 49 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, and temple two on The Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo.[1]
Jōdo-ji Hondō (1482), an Important Cultural Property
History
Said to have been founded by Gyōki, Kūya lodged at the temple for three years. Burned during fighting in 1416, it was rebuilt by the Kōno clan.[2][3] Sixteenth-century graffiti indicates that by that time Tendai priests and members of the peasantry had joined the ranks of pilgrims.[4]
Buildings
- Hondō (1482), an Important Cultural Property.[3][5][6]
Treasures
- Wooden statue of Kūya chanting (木造空也上人立像) (Kamakura period) (ICP)[7][8]
References
- "伊予十三佛霊場会 霊場寺院のご案内". iyo13.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- Miyata, Taisen (2006). The 88 Temples of Shikoku Island, Japan. Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles. p. 100.
- "Jōdoji Hondō". Matsuyama City. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- Reader, Ian (2005). Making Pilgrimages: Meaning and Practice in Shikoku. University of Hawaii Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-8248-2907-0.
- "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- "Jōdoji Hondō" (PDF). Ehime Prefecture. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- "Jōdoji Kūya". Matsuyama City. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
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