Enmyō-ji explained

is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is Temple 53 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage.

History

Said to have been founded by Gyōki, the temple was largely destroyed during the wars of the sixteenth century and has been rebuilt.^{[1] [2]}

Buildings

• Yatsuashi-mon (late seventeenth century with Muromachi period elements) (Prefectural Cultural Property)^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage

References

33.8915°N 132.74°W

Notes and References

1. Book: The 88 Temples of Shikoku Island, Japan . 105 . Miyata, Taisen . Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles . 2006.
2. Web site: Enmyōji Yatsuashi-mon . . 20 April 2011.
3. Web site: Enmyōji Yatsuashi-mon . . 20 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081736/http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kybunka/1176022_1047.html . 27 September 2011 .