Anraku-ji (Kamiita) explained

is a Buddhist temple of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū in Kamiita, Tokushima, Japan. Temple 6 on the Shikoku Pilgrimage, the main image is of Bhaisajyaguru (Yakushi Nyōrai). The temple is said to have been founded by Kūkai, who carved the image.[1] [2] The Hōjō (1751–1829) has been placed on the cultural properties register.[3] Anraku-ji has played an influential role in the Shikoku Reijōkai (Shikoku Pilgrimage Association), providing its first head in 1956.[4]

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34.1181°N 134.3884°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: The 88 Temples of Shikoku Island, Japan . 49 . Miyata, Taisen . Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles . 2006.
  2. Book: Shikoku henro hitori aruki dōgyō-ninin . Miyazaki, Tateki . Matsuyama . 2004 . 44.
  3. Web site: Database of Registered National Cultural Properties . . 24 April 2011 .
  4. Book: Making Pilgrimages: Meaning and Practice in Shikoku . 170ff . Reader, Ian . . 2005 . 978-0-8248-2907-0.

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