Enmyō-ji

Enmyō-ji (円明寺) is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is Temple 53 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage.

Enmyō-ji Hondō

History

Said to have been founded by Gyōki, the temple was largely destroyed during the wars of the sixteenth century and has been rebuilt.[1][2]

Buildings

• Yatsuashi-mon (late seventeenth century with Muromachi period elements) (Prefectural Cultural Property)[2][3]

See also

• Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage

References

1. Miyata, Taisen (2006). The 88 Temples of Shikoku Island, Japan. Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles. p. 105.
2. "Enmyōji Yatsuashi-mon" (PDF). Ehime Prefecture. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
3. "Enmyōji Yatsuashi-mon". Matsuyama City. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.