Daishō-in Temple
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thumb|250px|Kannon-dō Hall thumb|250px|Maniden Hall thumb|Kobo Daishi image at Daishoin, Miyajima thumb|250px|Daishō-in temple Jizō statues thumb|250px|Statues of Benzaiten (Saraswati), [[Kangiten (Ganesh), and Bishamonten (Kubera) in the Daishō-in temple.]] , also called , is a historic Japanese Buddhist temple complex with many temples and statues on Mount Misen, the holy mountain on the island of Itsukushima, off the coast of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan. It is the 14th temple in the Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage and famous for the maple trees and their autumn colors. Including Mt. Misen, D
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Hatsukaichi
- Founded by
- Kūkai
- Dedicated to
- Acala
- Official website
- daisho-in.com
- Image
- Miyajima, daisho-in, 05.jpg
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- ground level 360 degree view URL
- miyajima.tours/daishoin.shtml
- Commons category
- Daishō-in (Itsukushima)
- native label
- 水精寺
- inception
- 0806-00-00
- located in protected area
- Setonaikai National Park
- located in/on physical feature
- Itsukushima
- time of earliest written record
- 1177-00-00
- official shop URL
- shop.daisho-in.com
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +81-829-44-0111
- street address
- 広島県廿日市市宮島町210
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thumb|250px|Kannon-dō Hall thumb|250px|Maniden Hall thumb|Kobo Daishi image at Daishoin, Miyajima thumb|250px|Daishō-in temple Jizō statues thumb|250px|Statues of Benzaiten (Saraswati), [[Kangiten (Ganesh), and Bishamonten (Kubera) in the Daishō-in temple.]] , also called , is a historic Japanese Buddhist temple complex with many temples and statues on Mount Misen, the holy mountain on the island of Itsukushima, off the coast of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan. It is the 14th temple in the Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage and famous for the maple trees and their autumn colors. Including Mt. Misen, Daishō-in is within the World Heritage Area of Itsukushima Shrine.
In this temple there is a flame which is said to have been burning since its foundation, for more than 1,200 years.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Daishō-in Temple” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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