Enmyō-ji

Enmyō-ji Hondō

Enmyō-ji (円明寺) is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is Temple 53 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage.

History

Said to have been founded by Gyōki, the temple was largely destroyed during the wars of the sixteenth century and has been rebuilt.^[1][2]

Buildings

• Yatsuashi-mon (late seventeenth century with Muromachi period elements) (Prefectural Cultural Property)^[2][3]

See also

• Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage

References

1. Miyata, Taisen (2006). The 88 Temples of Shikoku Island, Japan. Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles. p. 105.
2. "Enmyōji Yatsuashi-mon" (PDF). Ehime Prefecture. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
3. "Enmyōji Yatsuashi-mon". Matsuyama City. Retrieved 20 April 2011.

Coordinates: 33°53′29.3″N 132°44′24.1″E / 33.891472°N 132.740028°E