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Tenshuji Temple
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A Shingon temple traditionally founded by Kobo Daishi Kukai during his Shikoku circuit — a cherished bangai pilgrimage site
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800
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15 min walk from Kinuyama Station
Miyuki, Matsuyama City, Ehime
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Temple
Founded 800
1226 years
Buddhist Sect
Shingon Buzan school
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A Shingon temple in Matsuyama said to have been founded by Kobo Daishi Kukai, a bangai (extra) pilgrimage site for Shikoku henro pilgrims.
Origins
Tenshuji Temple is a traditional Shingon (Buzan sect) temple said to have been founded by Kobo Daishi Kukai around the Daidō era (806–810), during his pilgrimage circuit across Shikoku. According to temple tradition, Kukai himself enshrined the principal image, a claim consistent with the period of …
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Founder of Shingon Buddhism / Kobo Daishi
Age 26 at founding
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A Shingon temple in Matsuyama said to have been founded by Kobo Daishi Kukai, a bangai (extra) pilgrimage site for Shikoku henro pilgrims.
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