Shikoku 88 Sacred Sites No. 64 Maejinji Temple
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Kō-1426 Sunouchi, Saijo, Ehime 793-0053, Japan
This is the head temple of the Ishizuchi sect of Shingon Buddhism and is located in Sunouchiko in Saijo City, Kochi Prefecture, and it is the 64th temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. It is located at the foot of Mt. Ishizuchi, considered one of Japan’s seven holiest mountains and a quasi-national park. En no Gyoja laid the foundations for the temple, and it was built as a complete seven-structured temple compound under orders from Emperor Kammu (781-806).
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K T in the last week
Shikoku 88 places number 64. Ishizuchi Shrine and Isano Shrine are nearby. There are many places to see, and the temples are nice, but Fudo, which was hit by a waterfall, was the best.
suiko 3 weeks ago
No. 64 of the 88 Temples of Shikoku. It is located right next to Ishizuchi Shrine. The image of King Nin being struck by a waterfall is mysterious.
かずちゃん 2 months ago
I visited you on a bicycle pilgrimage. Jinzenji is located about 3.5km from Kichijoji, the 63rd temple, and right next to Ishizuchi Shrine. The original temple grounds are said to be located at the 7th goal height of Mt. Ishizuchi, where the current Ishizuchi Shrine Chugu Jojusha is located. As a Bettoji temple on Mt. Ishizuchi, it was the fundamental dojo of the Ishizuchi faith. During the reign of Emperor Tenmu, when En Kozumi was training on Mt. Ishizuchi, Shaka Nyorai and Amida Nyorai appeared in the form of Ishizao Gongen to save people from suffering. It is said that the main temple began when Ozumi, who achieved enlightenment, carved a statue, enshrined it, and enshrined it. Zenjinji Temple was deeply worshiped by successive emperors, and Buddhist statues and sutra scrolls were often dedicated there. During the Edo period, this temple was deeply worshiped by the Matsudaira family, the lords of the Saijo domain, and flourished. It is said that the location where Maejin-ji Temple is built is where the sub-temple and Io-in Temple were located during the Edo period. The temple was abandoned in 1875 (Meiji 8) due to the Haibutsu-kishaku movement of the Meiji period. Later, in 1879 (Meiji 12), a request was made by the Danka and others to restore the temple, and it was rebuilt as Maegamiji Temple. Maejinji Temple flourished together with the Ishizuchisan faith, and it is said that there are currently over 300,000 believers. It seems that a large number of believers gather every July when Mt. Ishizuchi's big summer festival, ``Oyamabiri'', is held.
ようこちゃん 4 months ago
It is surrounded by trees and is located at the foot of the sacred mountain Mt. Ishizuchi, so the deeper you go, the more sacred the atmosphere becomes. It was originally located in the same location as Ishizuchi Shrine, but it seems that they were separated due to the ordinance separating Buddhism and Shinto shrines.
Jay Lu 4 years ago
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