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Iwamoto-ji

Coordinates: 33°12′29″N 133°08′05″E / 33.207972°N 133.134611°E / 33.207972; 133.134611
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Iwamoto-ji
岩本寺
Hondō of Iwamoto-ji
Religion
AffiliationShingon, Chisan sect
DeityFudō Myō-ō, Shō Kannon, Amida Nyōrai, Yakushi Nyorai, Jizō Bosatsu
Location
LocationShimanto, Kōchi-ken
CountryJapan
Architecture
FounderGyōki
Completed729-749

Iwamoto-ji (岩本寺) is a Chisan Shingon temple in Shimanto, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. Temple 37 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the deities that are worshipped at this temple are Fudō Myō-ō, Shō Kannon, Amida Nyōrai, Yakushi Nyorai, and Jizō Bosatsu.[1] The temple is said to have been founded by Gyōki during 729–749.

History

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Gyōki founded Iwamoto-ji in 729 after receiving an imperial command by Emperor Shōmu who had an interest in establishing a system of provincial temples in Japan. He originally built a group of 7 temples to represent the seven stars and seven good fortunes described in Ninnō-gyō.[2] Kōbō-Daishi arrived at Shimanto Town in 810 and added 5 shrines and 5 temples to the area over a span of 14 years.

Several fires caused by war (1573-1592) burned the temples down and were temporarily closed. During 1652–1688, the temple, now known as Iwamoto-ji, was re-built in a different location than its original temple. The 5 honzon that survived from the fire at the other temples were permanently moved to Iwamoto-ji in 1889, and still remain on the temple grounds today.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "藤井山 五智院 岩本寺". 四国八十八ヶ所霊場会. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ^ Bendan, Lao. "Shūgyō no Dōjō". Pilgrimage to the 88 Sacred Places of Shikoku. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

33°12′29″N 133°08′05″E / 33.207972°N 133.134611°E / 33.207972; 133.134611