Hōrin-ji (Awa) explained

is a Kōya-san Shingon temple in Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 9 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Parinirvana Shaka Nyorai. The temple is said to have been founded by Kōbō Daishi, who carved the image.[1] [2] [3]

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34.1044°N 134.3338°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: The 88 Temples of Shikoku Island, Japan . 52 . Miyata, Taisen . Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles . 2006.
  2. Book: Shikoku henro hitori aruki dōgyō-ninin . Miyazaki, Tateki . Matsuyama . 2004 . 44.
  3. Web site: Hōrinji . . 24 April 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100525082837/http://www.city.awa.lg.jp/itwinfo/i563/ . 25 May 2010 .

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