Jōdo-ji (Matsuyama) explained

is a Shingon temple in Matsuyama, Japan. It is Temple 49 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, and temple two on The Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo.^[1]

History

Said to have been founded by Gyōki, Kūya lodged at the temple for three years. Burned during fighting in 1416, it was rebuilt by the Kōno clan.^{[2] [3]} Sixteenth-century graffiti indicates that by that time Tendai priests and members of the peasantry had joined the ranks of pilgrims.^[4]

Buildings

• Hondō (1482), an Important Cultural Property.^{[3] [5] [6]}

Treasures

• (Kamakura period) (ICP)^{[7] [8]}

See also

• Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage

References

33.8167°N 132.8084°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: 伊予十三佛霊場会　霊場寺院のご案内. iyo13.web.fc2.com. 2019-09-24.
2. Book: The 88 Temples of Shikoku Island, Japan . 100 . Miyata, Taisen . Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles . 2006.
3. Web site: Jōdoji Hondō . . 20 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723084419/http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kybunka/1175921_1047.html . 23 July 2011 .
4. Book: Making Pilgrimages: Meaning and Practice in Shikoku . 113 . Reader, Ian . . 2005 . 978-0-8248-2907-0.
5. Web site: Database of Registered National Cultural Properties . . 20 April 2011.
6. Web site: Jōdoji Hondō . . 20 April 2011.
7. Web site: Jōdoji Kūya . . 20 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723083843/http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kybunka/1175991_1047.html . 23 July 2011 .
8. Web site: Database of Registered National Cultural Properties . . 20 April 2011 .