Taisan-ji (Kamiita)

Taisan-ji Hondō (mid-Edo period)

Taisan-ji (大山寺) is a Daigo Shingon temple in Kamiita, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Said to have been visited by Kōbō Daishi, the main image is of Senjū Kannon.[1] The Shōrō-mon and Kairō of 1830-68, Hondō (mid-Edo period), and Daishidō (1863) have all been placed on the cultural properties register. The temple was renovated in 1985.[2][3][4][5] A bronze canister containing documents dating to 1126 has been designated an Important Cultural Property.[6][7] The temple is the first of the 20 Fudasho Bangai and also Temple 1 of the Shikoku 36 Fudō pilgrimage.[1][8]

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  1. 1 2 Miyazaki, Tateki (2004). Shikoku henro hitori aruki dōgyō-ninin. Matsuyama. p. 43.
  2. ↑ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "Taisanji". Kamiita Town. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  8. ↑ "Taisanji". Bekkaku (20 Fudasho Bangai). Retrieved 24 April 2011.

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