The 72nd temple on the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Temple Pilgrimage, a sacred site of the mandala enshrining Dainichi Nyorai as its principal image, located near Zentsuji, the birthplace of Kobo Daishi. Traditionally founded around 596, the temple is said to have taken its name, meaning Mandala Temple, after Kukai returned from Tang China and dedicated the great mandalas of the Diamond Realm and the Wom…
Mandararaji Temple is traditionally said to have been founded around 596 CE, during the reign of Empress Suiko, making it one of the oldest temples in the Sanuki region. It is said to have originally been known as Yosakadera. During the Daido era (806–810), the Buddhist monk Kukai (Kobo Daishi) visi…
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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