Taisan-ji (Matsuyama)
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Taisan-ji (太山寺) is a Shingon temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is Temple 52 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. The Hondō is a National Treasure.
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History [edit]
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.[1]
Buildings [edit]
- Hondō (Kamakura period), (National Treasure)[2][3][4]
- Niōmon (Kamakura period) (Important Cultural Property)[5][6][7]
Treasures [edit]
- Wooden statue of Jūichimen Kannon (木造十一面観音立像) (Heian period) (Important Cultural Property)[8][9][10]
- Wooden statue of Jūichimen Kannon (hibutsu) (木造十一面観音立像) (Heian period) (Important Cultural Property)[11][12]
See also [edit]
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References [edit]
- ^ Miyata, Taisen (2006). The 88 Temples of Shikoku Island, Japan. Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles. p. 104.
- ^ "Taisanji Hondō". Matsuyama City. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Taisanji Hondō". Ehime Prefecture. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Taisanji Niōmon". Matsuyama City. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Taisanji Niōmon". Ehime Prefecture. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Taisanji Jūichimen Kannon". Matsuyama City. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Taisanji Jūichimen Kannon". Ehime Prefecture. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Taisanji Jūichimen Kannon". Matsuyama City. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
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Coordinates: 33°53′6.3″N 132°42′53.8″E / 33.885083°N 132.714944°E
