Kongōfuku-ji (金剛福寺) is a Buzan Shingon temple in Tosashimizu, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. Temple 38 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the deity that is worshipped at this temple is Sahasra-bhuja, or Senju Kannon Bosatsu (千手観音菩薩) in Japanese.[1] The temple is said to have been founded by Gyōki in 822.
| Kongōfuku-ji 金剛福寺 | |
|---|---|
 Hondō of Kongōfuku-ji | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shingon, Chisan sect |
| Deity | Senju Kannon Bosatsu |
| Location | |
| Location | Tosashimizu, Kōchi-ken |
| Country | Japan |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Gyōki |
| Completed | 822 |
Kongōfuku-ji is 85 km south of Temple 37 (Iwamoto-ji) and can take an average pilgrim 30 hours to reach on foot. This is the furthest distance between two temples on the Shikoku Pilgrimage.[2]
Buildings
edit- Hondō
- Sanmon: Niōmon (仁王門)
- Shōrō
- Gomadō (護摩堂): Shrine within the temple grounds to conduct Goma rituals to ask for blessing from deities. Goma is conducted by burning cedar sticks available for purchase next to the gomadō.[3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Kongofukuji Temple at Cape Ashizuri". Japan Travel. Japan Travel K.K. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "金剛福寺". 四国八十八ヶ所霊場会. 四国八十八ヶ所霊場会. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ Covell, Stephen Grover (2005). Japanese Temple Buddhism: Worldliness in a Religion of Renunciation. University of Hawaii Press. p. 2. ISBN 0824829670.
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