Taisan-ji (Matsuyama)

Taisan-ji Hondō (Kamakura period), a National Treasure

Taisan-ji (太山寺) is a Shingon temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is Temple 52 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. The Hondō is a National Treasure.

History

Taisan-ji is said to have been founded by a wealthy merchant from Kyushu in the sixth century, after he had been saved from a shipwreck by Jūichimen Kannon. The temple enjoyed imperial patronage from the time of Emperor Shōmu.^[1]

Buildings

• Hondō (Kamakura period), (National Treasure)^[2][3][4]
• Niōmon (Kamakura period) (Important Cultural Property)^[5][6][7]

Treasures

• Wooden statue of Jūichimen Kannon (木造十一面観音立像) (Heian period) (Important Cultural Property)^[8][9][10]
• Wooden statue of Jūichimen Kannon (hibutsu) (木造十一面観音立像) (Heian period) (Important Cultural Property)^[11][12]

See also

• Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
• List of National Treasures of Japan (temples)
• Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo

References

1. Miyata, Taisen (2006). The 88 Temples of Shikoku Island, Japan. Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles. p. 104.
2. "Taisanji Hondō". Matsuyama City. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
3. "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
4. "Taisanji Hondō" (PDF). Ehime Prefecture. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
5. "Taisanji Niōmon". Matsuyama City. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
6. "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
7. "Taisanji Niōmon" (PDF). Ehime Prefecture. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
8. "Taisanji Jūichimen Kannon". Matsuyama City. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
9. "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
10. "Taisanji Jūichimen Kannon" (PDF). Ehime Prefecture. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
11. "Taisanji Jūichimen Kannon". Matsuyama City. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
12. "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 April 2011.

Coordinates: 33°53′6.3″N 132°42′53.8″E / 33.885083°N 132.714944°E