Yakuo-ji (Minami, Tokushima)

Yakuo-ji or Yakuō-ji (Yakuo Temple) (Japanese: 薬王寺) is a Koyasan Shingon temple in Minami, Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple # 23 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. The main image is of Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaiṣajyaguru: "King of Medicine Master and Lapis Lazuli Light").

History edit

The temple was constructed during Emperor Shōmu's reign.
In the Bunji (文治) era, the temple was destroyed by fire.
Emperor Go-Daigo (後醍醐天皇) (1288 – 1339) ordered the temple to be rebuilt.
The main hall was rebuilt in 1908.^[1]^[2]

Cultural properties edit

The sculpture of Kōbō-Daishi and the Star Mandala (Navagraha) in the temple were designated tangible cultural property of Minami by the Minami Board of Education on November 27, 2015.^[3]

References edit

^ Miyata, Taisen (2006). The 88 Temples of Shikoku Island, Japan. Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles.
^ Miyazaki, Tateki (2004). Shikoku henro hitori aruki dōgyō-ninin. Matsuyama.
^ "薬王寺の宝物を町文化財に美波町教委、合併後初の指定【徳島ニュース】- 徳島新聞社".

Sources edit

四国八十八箇所霊場会編『先達教典』 2006年

External links edit

薬王寺
第23番札所医王山無量寿院薬王寺（四国八十八ヶ所霊場会公式）

[1] Miyata, Taisen (2006). The 88 Temples of Shikoku Island, Japan. Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles.

[2] Miyazaki, Tateki (2004). Shikoku henro hitori aruki dōgyō-ninin. Matsuyama.

[3] "薬王寺の宝物を町文化財に美波町教委、合併後初の指定【徳島ニュース】- 徳島新聞社".

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