#58 （31th Temple）

Chikurin-ji
竹林寺

Crypto Ohenro #58 Goshuin of Chikurin-ji（竹林寺）
  • Title: Chikurin-ji（竹林寺）
  • Temple No: 31
  • Principal Image: Monju Bosatsu（文殊菩薩）
  • Price: 0.005ETH
  • Edition: 1/1
  • Additional Information: 

    Gyōgi founded the temple in 724 on the orders of Emperor Shōmu and it was modeled on the famous Chinese temple Wu-t'aisan (Godaisan). Gyōgi also carved the honzon and it is considered to be one of the three best statues of Monju Bosatsu in all of Japan. Kōbō Daishi practiced the Gumonji rites here. In the Middle Ages, this temple was a sanctuary against the feudal lords. The hondō was dedicated by Yamanouchi but blown down in a typhoon in 1900 (and later rebuilt).

    The hill on which the temple is built is also called Godaisan. The temple garden and 19 images of Buddhist deities are classified as a National Treasures. The hondō is classified as an Important Cultural Property dating from the Muromachi Period. Of interest are the museum of esoteric images and the Makino Botanical Garden.

    This is the only temple on the pilgrimage dedicated to Monju Bosatsu, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom.

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ABOUT STORY

The 31st temple is Chikurin-ji (竹林寺).

The distance from the previous temple (32nd) is 5.7km.

 

The entrance to Chikurin-ji. A magnificent gate that suddenly appears in the forest when you climb the stone steps.

 

This is the main hall of Chikurin-ji. This is the only temple where Monju Bosatsu is enshrined during the pilgrimage.

Unlike other temples, the roof is smooth and wonderful.

 

Next, he recites the Heart Sutra (hall with an enshrined statue of Kobo Daishi).

I hope that the world will be free from family security, world peace, poverty and conflict.

 

There is a really wonderful five-storied pagoda in the precincts, and you can’t help but stop and look at it.

 

There is a famous “Hirome Market” near the temple, where you can have lunch.

 

Only near the sea, seafood and sushi are cheap.

 

I ate the famous bonito no tataki at noon.

 

In addition, there is a real castle called “Kochi Castle”, which is a traditional Japanese castle.

 

The old lord probably looked down on the town from this castle.

 

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The red stamp of the 31st temple, Chikurin-ji.

I have to go around 30 more temples.

The distance to the next temple is 6.6km.

 

Crypto Ohenro #58 Goshuin of Chikurin-ji（竹林寺）


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