【Japan tourism】 Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage trip [No.56] Kinrinsan Tyokuouin Taisanji

2023年3月17日2023年4月15日

Taizanji

Principal image	Jizo Bodhisattva
Honzon mantra	On kakakabi samaei sowaka
Denomination	Shingon Buddhism Godai sect

Place

Temple lodging： none

Phone：0898-22-5959

Gosyuin(red stamp)

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History

At Taizan-ji Temple, there is a secret legend of “Dosya kaji" that calms the curse of water disasters. It is a story of the era of 815 (Konin 6) when Kobo Daishi visited this place.

A river called the Soja River flows through this area, and every year during the rainy season, it floods and robs rice paddies, houses, and even human life. The villagers feared this rampaging river as the Hitotori River, and believed that the water disaster was the work of evil spirits.

Therefore, Kobo Daishi built an embankment with the villagers and practiced the secret method of “dojakaji" in seven za. Then, on the day of full wish, he felt [Enmei Jizo Bodhisattva] in the air, and the [flood control prayer] was fulfilled.

Kobo Daishi planted the “Fubou no pine" in this area and carved the statue of Jizo Bodhisattva as the principal image. He also built a temple and named it “Taizanji", after Mount Tai where dead spirits gather, and prayed for the rest of the dead.

There is also a theory that it was taken from the first of the ten great vows in the “Enmei Jizokyo", “Women’s Taisan".

After that, it became a place of imperial prayer for Emperor Junna and prospered as a large temple for a period of time, but the scale of the temple was reduced due to repeated wars. And it is said that the precincts moved to the present place where there is “Fubou no Matsu".

Hoghlight

Located on a hill in the countryside, this temple has a quiet appearance, and its beautiful stone walls and white stucco walls are also highlights.

【belfry】It was rebuilt in 1881 using old materials from the drum tower at Imabari Castle.

【jizo guruma】There is a round ring in the stone tower, and it is said that if you turn it, you can break the bond of “Rokudo Rinne". (Rokudo refers to the six labyrinths of Hell, Hungry Ghosts, Beasts, Asuras, Humans, and Heaven)

It is about 4 km (about 10 minutes by car) to the next 57th bill place “Eifukuji"!