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Yakuo-ji (Minami, Tokushima)

Yakuo-ji or Yakuō-ji (Yakuo Temple) (Japanese: ) is a Koyasan Shingon temple in Minami, Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is 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.

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.

References

Sources

  • 四国八十八箇所霊場会編 『先達教典』 2006å¹´

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