04 Shikoku pilgrimage : Dainichi-ji Jizō-ji
Dainichi-ji (大日寺) Temple Number 04 Shikoku pilgrimage
Temple gallery Dainichi-ji
Dainichi-ji Temple is the fourth of the 88 temples of the Shikoku pilgrimage. Dainichi-ji means Temple of the Great Sun. It would have been named in honor of the Dainichi Buddha (dainichi Nyorai or Vairocana in Sanskrit).
The main hall and Daishi Hall are connected by a footbridge where 33 statues of Senju Kannon are displayed.
It is the first temple outside the main road along the Yoshino River. Located north of this main road,you access it by a path, not a concrete road. It's the first time from Temple No. 1.
| 6.3km Konsen-ji |
04Temple No.04 Dainichi-ji / 第四番札所 大日寺
Temple of the Great Sun 04Dainichi-ji / 大日寺 |
2km Jizō-ji |
Fondation | Kōnin period year 6 (815) | ||||||||||||||
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| Godhead | Dainichi Nyora | |||||||||||||||||
| Sect | Tō-ji Shingon | |||||||||||||||||
| Honzon mantra |
| Goeika | Rokudō no nōge no jizō daibosatsu michibikitamae konoyo no chi no yo | |||||||||||||||
| Place | Itano-Tokushima / Phone: +81 88-672-1225 | |||||||||||||||||
| Address | 〒779-0113 Tokushima-ken, Itano-gun, Itano-chō, Kurodani, iuchi−5 〒779-0113 徳島県板野郡板野町黒谷居内５ | |||||||||||||||||
| Google Maps | https://goo.gl/maps/ocUZEFHU5NM2 / Coord Maps 34.151306, 134.430889 | |||||||||||||||||
| Accomodation | NO | |||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 10 places / Coord Maps 34.150854, 134.430545 | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6.3km Konsen-ji |
04Temple No.04 Dainichi-ji / 第四番札所 大日寺
04Dainichi-ji / 大日寺 |
2km Jizō-ji |
Fondation | Kōnin period year 6 (815) |
|---|---|---|
| Godhead | Dainichi Nyora | |
| Sect | Tō-ji Shingon | |
| Honzon mantra | Goeika | Rokudō no nōge no jizō daibosatsu michibikitamae konoyo no chi no yo |
| Place | Itano-Tokushima / Phone: +81 88-672-1225 | |
| Address | 〒779-0113 Tokushima-ken, Itano-gun, Itano-chō, Kurodani, iuchi−5 〒779-0113 徳島県板野郡板野町黒谷居内５ | |
| Google Maps | https://goo.gl/maps/ocUZEFHU5NM2 / Coord Maps 34.151306, 134.430889 | |
| Accomodation | NO | |
| Parking | 10 places / Coord Maps 34.150854, 134.430545 | |
| Website | ||
Temple history :
This temple was built by Kōbō-Daishi himself. He also carved the honzon (Dainichi Nyorai). Like many other temples, it was destroyed by fires or wars many times and therefore rebuilt.
Useful information:
Shikoku Pilgrimage Temple Number04 Dainichi-ji : Access
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- Access from temple #3 Konsen-ji
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- Access plan to daishido and hondo Temple #04 Dainichi-ji
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- Path to the next Temple #5 Jizō-ji
Public transit
- By train : From Itano Station one hour and half walk (4.6 km)
- By bus : From Dainichi-ji Guchi bus station (大 日 寺 口 バ ス 停 停) 20 minutes walk (1.2 km).
Bus Time Table Konsenji -> Dainichiji
Meteo : Dainichi-ji Itano, Tokushima prefecture
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