Taisan-ji (Matsuyama) explained

is a Shingon temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is Temple 52 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, and Temple 3 on the Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo.^[1] The Hondō is a National Treasure.

History

Taisan-ji is said to have been founded by a wealthy merchant from Kyushu in the sixth century, after he had been saved from a shipwreck by Jūichimen Kannon. The temple enjoyed imperial patronage from the time of Emperor Shōmu.^[2]

Buildings

• Hondō (Kamakura period), (National Treasure)^{[3] [4] [5]}
• Niōmon (Kamakura period) (Important Cultural Property)^{[6] [7] [8]}

Treasures

• (Heian period) (Important Cultural Property)^{[9] [10] [11]}
• (Heian period) (Important Cultural Property)^{[12] [13]}

See also

• Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
• List of National Treasures of Japan (temples)
• Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo

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 . 104 . Miyata, Taisen . Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles . 2006.
3. Web site: Taisanji Hondō . . 20 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081459/http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kybunka/1177342_1047.html . 27 September 2011 .
4. Web site: Database of Registered National Cultural Properties . . 20 April 2011 .
5. Web site: Taisanji Hondō . . 20 April 2011.
6. Web site: Taisanji Niōmon . . 20 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081507/http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kybunka/1177345_1047.html . 27 September 2011 .
7. Web site: Database of Registered National Cultural Properties . . 20 April 2011 .
8. Web site: Taisanji Niōmon . . 20 April 2011.
9. Web site: Taisanji Jūichimen Kannon . . 20 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081544/http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kybunka/1175931_1047.html . 27 September 2011 .
10. Web site: Database of Registered National Cultural Properties . . 20 April 2011 .
11. Web site: Taisanji Jūichimen Kannon . . 20 April 2011.
12. Web site: Taisanji Jūichimen Kannon . . 20 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081610/http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kybunka/1203565_1047.html . 27 September 2011 .
13. Web site: Database of Registered National Cultural Properties . . 20 April 2011 .