The 65th temple on the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Temple Pilgrimage, the final sacred site of the old Iyo Province, enshrining an Eleven-faced Kannon as its principal image. The temple's name, meaning Triangle Temple, is said to derive from a triangular goma altar where Kobo Daishi is believed to have performed esoteric rites. The precincts, reached by climbing a steep mountain path, command sweeping vi…

Sankakuji was founded in 822 (the 13th year of the Konin era) by the monk Kukai (Kobo Daishi), who is said to have built a triangular goma (ritual fire) altar here and performed esoteric rites for the protection of the nation. The temple name, which literally means Triangle Temple, derives from the …