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| − | '''Taisan-ji''' (太山寺?) is a [[Shingon temple]] in [[Matsuyama]], [[Ehime]] | + | '''Taisan-ji''' ([[太山寺]]?) is a [[Shingon temple]] in [[Matsuyama]], [[Ehime Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. |
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| + | It is [[Temple]] 52 on the {{Wiki|Shikoku}} 88 [[temple]] [[pilgrimage]]. | ||
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| + | The [[Hondō]] is a {{Wiki|National Treasure}}. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Taisan-ji is said to have been founded by a wealthy {{Wiki|merchant}} from [[Kyushu]] in the sixth century, after he had been saved from a shipwreck by [[Jūichimen Kannon]]. The [[temple]] enjoyed {{Wiki|imperial}} {{Wiki|patronage}} from the time of [[Emperor Shōmu]]. | + | [[Taisan-ji]] is said to have been founded by a wealthy {{Wiki|merchant}} from [[Kyushu]] in the sixth century, after he had been saved from a shipwreck by [[Jūichimen Kannon]]. |
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| + | The [[temple]] enjoyed {{Wiki|imperial}} {{Wiki|patronage}} from the time of [[Emperor Shōmu]]. | ||
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==Buildings== | ==Buildings== | ||
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::*[[Hondō]] ([[Kamakura period]]), ({{Wiki|National Treasure}}) | ::*[[Hondō]] ([[Kamakura period]]), ({{Wiki|National Treasure}}) | ||
| − | ::*Niōmon ([[Kamakura period]]) (Important {{Wiki|Cultural}} Property) | + | ::*[[Niōmon]] ([[Kamakura period]]) (Important {{Wiki|Cultural}} Property) |
==[[Treasures]]== | ==[[Treasures]]== | ||
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[[Category:Buddhist Pilgrimages]] | [[Category:Buddhist Pilgrimages]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Japanese Buddhist Temples]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:27, 9 February 2016
Taisan-ji (太山寺?) is a Shingon temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
It is Temple 52 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage.
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
- Wooden statue of Jūichimen Kannon (木造十一面観音立像?) (Heian period) (Important Cultural Property)
- Wooden statue of Jūichimen Kannon (hibutsu) (木造十一面観音立像?) (Heian period) (Important Cultural Property)
