Taisan-ji (Matsuyama)
Taisan-ji (太山寺) is a Shingon temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is Temple 52 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, and Temple 3 on the Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo.[1] The Hondō is a National Treasure.
History
Taisan-ji is said to have been founded by a wealthy merchant from Kyushu in the sixth century, after he had been saved from a shipwreck by Jūichimen Kannon. The temple enjoyed imperial patronage from the time of Emperor Shōmu.[2]
Buildings
- Hondō (Kamakura period), (National Treasure)[3][4][5]
- Niōmon (Kamakura period) (Important Cultural Property)[6][7][8]
Treasures
- Wooden statue of Jūichimen Kannon (木造十一面観音立像) (Heian period) (Important Cultural Property)[9][10][11]
- Wooden statue of Jūichimen Kannon (hibutsu) (木造十一面観音立像) (Heian period) (Important Cultural Property)[12][13]
See also
- Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
- List of National Treasures of Japan (temples)
- Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo
References
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- ^ "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. 104.
- ^ "Taisanji Hondō". Matsuyama City. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Taisanji Hondō" (PDF). Ehime Prefecture. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Taisanji Niōmon". Matsuyama City. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Taisanji Niōmon" (PDF). Ehime Prefecture. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Taisanji Jūichimen Kannon". Matsuyama City. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Taisanji Jūichimen Kannon" (PDF). Ehime Prefecture. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Taisanji Jūichimen Kannon". Matsuyama City. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
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