A temple of the Shotoku sect, traditionally said to have been founded in 622 (Suiko 30) by Prince Yamashiro no Oe, who prayed for the recovery of Prince Shotoku from illness. The three-story pagoda of the Asuka period was destroyed by a lightning strike in 1944 but was rebuilt in 1975 by master carpenter Tsunekazu Nishioka in the Asuka architectural style. The lecture hall enshrines a group of Bud…
Horinji Temple is traditionally said to have been founded in 622 CE by Prince Yamashiro-no-Oe, who prayed for the recovery of Prince Shotoku from illness. From its earliest days, the temple flourished alongside Horyuji and Hokkiji as one of the three great temples of Ikaruga, collectively known as t…
Recovery from illness, bodily wellness, peace of mind. Especially efficacious at Yakushi and Kannon temples.
Derived from the enshrined deity "薬師如来"
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