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Chikurinji
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Temple 31 of the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Sacred Sites…
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724
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Temple
Founded 724
1302 years
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Temple 31 of the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Sacred Sites pilgrimage. An ancient temple on Mt. Godai in Kochi City, founded by Gyoki in 724 (Jinki 1) by imperial decree of Emperor Shomu. Enshrining Manjushri Bodhisattva (Monju Bosatsu) as its principal image, it is considered the premier temple of Tosa, renowned for its five-story pagoda designated as a National Important Cultural Property and its stroll…
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Chikurinji Temple is said to have been founded in 724 CE by the Buddhist monk Gyoki at the behest of Emperor Shomu. Gyoki is believed to have constructed the temple hall on Mount Godaisan in present-day Kochi City, modeling it after Mount Wutai in China, and enshrined Monju Bosatsu (Manjushri) as th…
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Gyōki
Monk of the People & Archbishop
Age 56 at founding
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Godai in Kochi City, founded by Gyoki in 724 (Jinki 1) by imperial decree of Emperor Shomu.
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