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]
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]
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jodoji (Matsuyama).
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.
- ^ a b "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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