Byodo-ji (Byodo Temple literally: Equality Temple) (Japanese: 平等寺) is a Koyasan Shingon temple in

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Tokushima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 728,633 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,146 km2 (1,601 sq mi). Tokushima Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the north, E ...

, Japan. Temple # 22 on the

Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage The or is a multi-site pilgrimage of 88 temples associated with the Buddhist monk Kūkai (''Kōbō Daishi'') on the island of Shikoku, Japan. A popular and distinctive feature of the island's cultural landscape, and with a long history ...

. The main image is of Yakushi Nyorai ( Bhaiṣajyaguru: "King of Medicine Master and Lapis Lazuli Light"). It is designated as Anan Muroto Historical Cultural Road.

History

:*The temple was constructed during Kōnin era. :*In the Tenshō (天正, 1573-1592) era, the temple was burned down by Chōsokabe Motochika’s (長宗我部元親) force. :*The temple was reconstructed in the

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(享保, 1716-1736) era.

Cultural Properties

The painting 'Autumn Grass, colour on paper with

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' (紙本金地著色秋草図) in the temple was designated tangible cultural property by Tokushima Prefecture on September 9, 1969.

References

* 四国八十八箇所霊場会編『先達教典』 2006年 * 宮崎建樹『四国遍路ひとり歩き同行二人』地図編へんろみち保存協力会 2007年（第8版）
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