The 18th temple of the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Temple Pilgrimage, known as the "Mother's Temple" where Tamayor no Mae, the mother of Kobo Daishi Kukai, took the tonsure and entered the religious life. It is said that the Daishi founded the temple for his mother in 815 (Konin 6). At the time, the site was strictly off-limits to women, but the episode of the Daishi's filial devotion — his special permi…

Onzan-ji Temple is traditionally said to have been founded in 815 CE (the 6th year of the Kōnin era) by the Buddhist monk Kūkai, also known as Kōbō Daishi, who established the temple for his mother, Tamayori Gozen, during his pilgrimage through Shikoku. At the time, the site was closed to women, but…