Jōdo-ji (Matsuyama)
is a Shingon Buddhist temples in Japan, temple in Matsuyama, Ehime, Matsuyama, Japan. It is Temple 49 on the Shikoku pilgrimage, Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, and temple two on Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo, The Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo. History Said to have been founded by Gyōki, Kūya lodged at the temple for three years. Burned during fighting in 1416, it was rebuilt by the Kōno clan. Sixteenth-century graffiti indicates that by that time Tendai priests and members of the peasantry had joined the ranks of pilgrims. Buildings * Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism), Hondō (1482), an Important Cultural Properties of Japan, Important Cultural Property. Treasures * (Kamakura period) (ICP) See also * Shikoku pilgrimage, Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage References

Buddhist temples in Ehime Prefecture Shingon Buddhism Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Japan Shikoku Pilgrimage Sites {{Japan-Buddhist-temple-stub ...
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