Yakuo-ji (Minami, Tokushima)

Yakuo-ji or Yakuō-ji (Yakuo Temple) (Japanese: 薬王寺) is a Koyasan Shingon temple in Minami, Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple # 23 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. The main image is of Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaiṣajyaguru: "King of Medicine Master and Lapis Lazuli Light").

History

The temple was constructed during Emperor Shōmu's reign.
In the Bunji (文治) era, the temple was destroyed by fire.
Emperor Go-Daigo (後醍醐天皇) (1288 – 1339) ordered the temple to be rebuilt.
The main hall was rebuilt in 1908.^[1]^[2]

Cultural properties

The sculpture of Kōbō-Daishi and the Star Mandala (Navagraha) in the temple were designated tangible cultural property of Minami by the Minami Board of Education on November 27, 2015.^[3]

References

^ Miyata, Taisen (2006). The 88 Temples of Shikoku Island, Japan. Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles.
^ Miyazaki, Tateki (2004). Shikoku henro hitori aruki dōgyō-ninin. Matsuyama.
^ "薬王寺の宝物を町文化財に　美波町教委、合併後初の指定【徳島ニュース】- 徳島新聞社".

Sources

四国八十八箇所霊場会編『先達教典』 2006年

External links

薬王寺
第23番札所医王山無量寿院薬王寺（四国八十八ヶ所霊場会公式）

[1] Miyata, Taisen (2006). The 88 Temples of Shikoku Island, Japan. Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles.

[2] Miyazaki, Tateki (2004). Shikoku henro hitori aruki dōgyō-ninin. Matsuyama.

[3] "薬王寺の宝物を町文化財に　美波町教委、合併後初の指定【徳島ニュース】- 徳島新聞社".

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