A temple founded in 679 (Tenmu 8) by the monk Chitsuu at the imperial request of Emperor Tenmu, popularly known as the Hydrangea Temple. The principal image of Jizo Bodhisattva is rendered in a distinctive form called the Yata-style Jizo, characterized by a pose in which the right hand does not hold a staff but instead forms a circle with the thumb and index finger. This Yata-style Jizo influenced…

Yatadera Temple is traditionally said to have been founded in 679 CE at the imperial request of Emperor Tenmu, with the monk Chitsū serving as its founding priest. In its early days, the temple is believed to have been a grand complex comprising seven main halls and as many as forty-eight sub-temple…