| Daishō-in | |
| Native Name: | 大聖院 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Religious Affiliation: | Buddhism |
| Sect: | Shingon |
| Festivals: | --> |
| Prefecture: | Hiroshima |
| Country: | Japan |
| Consecration Year: | 806 |
| Organizational Status: | --> |
| Founded By: | Kūkai |
| Date Destroyed: | --> |
| Elevation Ft: | --> |
, also called, is a historic Japanese Buddhist temple complex with many temples and statues on Mount Misen, the holy mountain on the island of Itsukushima, off the coast of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan. It is the 14th temple in the Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage and famous for the maple trees and their autumn colors. Including Mt. Misen, Daishō-in is within the World Heritage Area of Itsukushima Shrine.
In this temple there is a flame which is said to have been burning since its foundation, for more than 1200 years.[1] [2]
Kūkai was one of the most famous monks in Japan and the founder of Shingon Buddhism.
Made head temple of one of denomination of Shingon Buddhism and the oldest temple on Itsukushima.
It was done by the donation of Itō Hirobumi.
There are also many buildings, gates of the temple and many statues of Kannon, Jūichimen Kannon, Fudō-myōō (Acala) and Seven Lucky Gods on and around Mt. Misen.
The temple was the administrator of the Itsukushima shrine before Meiji Restoration forbade (Shinbutsu bunri) syncretism (Shinbutsu-shūgō) between Shinto and Buddhism in 1868.[4]