Taisan-ji (Matsuyama)

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)

Source

Wikipedia:Taisan-ji (Matsuyama)