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Butsumokoji
愛媛県
The 42nd temple on the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Temple…
Founded
806
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JR務田駅から車10分
愛媛県宇和島市三間町則1683
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Temple
Founded 806
1220 years
Enshrined Deity
Buddhist Sect
Shingon Omuro
Overview
The 42nd temple on the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Temple Pilgrimage. This ancient temple is said to have been established when Kobo Daishi carved a Dainichi Nyorai (Mahavairocana) from a sacred gosandan wood he brought back from Tang Dynasty China, which became the principal image of worship. Standing amid the farmlands of Sangan-cho, the temple has long been held in deep veneration by farming communiti…
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Origins
Butsumokuji is said to have been founded in 807 by Kobo Daishi (Kukai). According to legend, guided by an elderly man riding an ox, Daishi came to this place, found a sacred jewel lodged in a great camphor tree, recognized the ground as sacred, and carved a statue of Dainichi Nyorai from the camphor…
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Divine Benefits
Warding Off Evil
Purification
Career Advancement
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "大日如来"
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