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Śākyamuni Buddha sacred places in Japan
Explore 5 sacred places with reviewed veneration relationships to Śākyamuni Buddha in Japan.
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Hōrin-ji
Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
Hōrin-ji is the only temple among the Shikoku 88 whose principal image is a Parinirvana Shaka Nyorai—Shakyamuni at the threshold of nirvana, lying on his side....
Jōdo-ji
Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Temple 49 of the Shikoku henro stands in low hills south of Matsuyama, weathered and quiet beside its busier neighbours....
Konsen-ji
Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
Konsen-ji is Temple 3 of the Shikoku 88, in Itano, Tokushima. Pilgrims peer into a well dug by Kūkai whose water is said to look gold; a clear reflection is read as a sign...
Ryōzen-ji
Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
Ryōzen-ji is Temple 1 of the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage in Naruto, Tokushima. Pilgrims begin their 1,200-kilometer circuit here, buying white robes, conical hats, and...
Shusshakaji
Zentsūji, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Temple 73 Shusshakaji sits at the foot of Mt Gahaishi in Zentsūji City, Kagawa. The legend here is intimate: a seven-year-old boy named Mao — later Kūkai — leapt from a...
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