The 70th temple of the Shikoku 88 Sacred Places pilgrimage. A prestigious ancient Shingon temple in Mitoyo City enshrining Bato Kannon (Horse-Headed Kannon) as its principal image, renowned for housing the only National Treasure structure in the Shikoku pilgrimage circuit — a five-story pagoda. Traditionally founded in 807 by Kobo Daishi, the five-story pagoda built in the Kamakura period is a gra…
Motoyamaji Temple is traditionally said to have been founded in 807 CE (the 2nd year of the Daidō era) by the monk Kūkai, also known as Kōbō Daishi, during his pilgrimage around Shikoku. According to legend, Kūkai himself carved the principal image, a Batō Kannon (Horse-headed Avalokiteśvara), which…
Safe Childbirth & Fertility
Recovery from illness, bodily wellness, peace of mind. Especially efficacious at Yakushi and Kannon temples.
Derived from the enshrined deity "馬頭観世音菩薩"
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