Taisan-ji (太山寺) is a Shingon temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is Temple 52 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, and Temple 3 on the Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo. 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.
Buildings
- Hondō (Kamakura period), (National Treasure)
- Niōmon (Kamakura period) (Important Cultural Property)
Treasures
- Wooden statue of Jūichimen Kannon (木造十一面観音立像) (Heian period) (Important Cultural Property)
- Wooden statue of Jūichimen Kannon (hibutsu) (木造十一面観音立像) (Heian period) (Important Cultural Property)
See also
- Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
- List of National Treasures of Japan (temples)
- Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo
References
