Yoshimine-dera 善峯寺 | |
Location: | 1372 Ōharano Oshiochō Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture |
Religious Affiliation: | Tendai |
Country: | Japan |
Website: | http://www.yoshiminedera.com/ |
Founded By: | Gensan |
Year Completed: | 1029 |
Yoshimine-dera is a temple of the Tendai school of Buddhism in the western ward of Nishikyō-ku, in Kyoto. It is built on the western hills (Nishiyama) overlooking the city.
It was founded in 1029 by Gensan.
The main image is a statue of thousand-armed Kannon. Notable features include the "Gliding Dragon" pine tree (Yōryu no matsu, a natural monument), which was trained to grow horizontally and was once over 50 meters long, and a Tahōtō two-story pagoda (an Important Cultural Asset).
Yoshimine-dera is the twentieth temple on the Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage.