Fujii-dera (藤井寺) is a
Zen Buddhist
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temple in
Japan
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. It is the 11th site of the
Shikoku Pilgrimage.
History
In
815
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Year 815 (Roman numerals, DCCCXV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Byzantine Empire
* Byzantine–Bulgarian Treaty of 815, Byzantine–Bulgaria ...
,
Kūkai visited the area and built a temple to house a statue of
Yakushi Nyorai.
The nearby mountains were ravaged by the fires during the
Tenshō period.
In
1832
Events
January–March
* January 6 – Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison founds the New-England Anti-Slavery Society.
* January 13 – The Christmas Rebellion of slaves is brought to an end in Jamaica, after the island's white plan ...
, a fire destroyed most of the temple, the current building were finished in
1860
Events
January–March
* January 2 – The discovery of a hypothetical planet Vulcan is announced at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris, France.
* January 10 – The Pemberton Mill in Lawrence, Massachusett ...
.
A Cloud Dragon design on the ceiling in the Main Hall of the temple was painted by a local artist in 1977.
Yakushi Nyorai
A statue of
Yakushi Nyorai in the temple is known for protection from disasters. The statue has always survived fires from the temple.
References
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Buddhist temples in Tokushima Prefecture
Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Japan
815 establishments
Religious buildings and structures completed in the 810s
9th-century Buddhist temples