Yashima-ji

Yashima-ji (屋島寺) is a Shingon temple in Yashima, a lava plateau to the northeast of Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. A branch temple of Ninna-ji in Kyoto, it is the eighty-fourth temple on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage.[1] It is said to have been founded as a Ritsu school temple by Ganjin in 754, and to have been converted by Kōbō Daishi.[2][3] The 5x5 bay irimoya-zukuri tiled Hondō (1618) has been designated an Important Cultural Property.[4][5] A Heian period wooden seated statue of Senjū Kannon and the temple bell (1223) are also Important Cultural Properties.[6][7][8][9] There is a museum of temple treasures and items relating to the Battle of Yashima.[2]

Yashima-ji Hondō (1618), an Important Cultural Property

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References
  1. "Yashimaji". Takamatsu City. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  2. Miyata, Taisen (2006). The 88 Temples of Shikoku Island, Japan. Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles. pp. 140f.
  3. "Yashima". Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  4. "Yashimaji - Hondō". Takamatsu City. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  5. "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  6. "Yashimaji - Senjū Kannon". Takamatsu City. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  7. "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  8. "Yashimaji - Bell". Takamatsu City. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  9. "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 19 April 2011.


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