Taisan-ji (Matsuyama)

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. 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.

Buildings

• Hondō (Kamakura period), (National Treasure)
• Niōmon (Kamakura period) (Important Cultural Property)

Treasures

• (Heian period) (Important Cultural Property)
• (Heian period) (Important Cultural Property)

See also

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

References