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2007/3/16

時光寺 Jikou-ji Jikoji Temple

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Jikoji Temple originates in a small Buddhist hall built by Priest Jiko in 1249 to place the image of Amida Nyorai, which Jiko was inspired to take out of the sea. As a legend goes, about 400 years ago, there was an old pious Buddhist practitioner living in Hyogo no Ura (present-day Kobe), who had made a pilgrim trip to Zenkoji Temple in Nagano every year. Worried about his advanced age, Nyorai at Zenkoji Temple said to him one day. “Since you are so old and it must be hard for you to come over from such a long distance, you can go to Jikoji Temple from now on because the same Amida Nyorai resides there at Jikoji Temple.” From this episode, people began to say that three visits to Jikoji Temple corresponded to one visit to Zenkoji Temple, and Jikoji Temple has been called Zenkoji Temple in Harima (present-day Hyogo Pref.). The large stone Hokyointo (three-tiered stupa pagoda) is designated as an Important Cultural Property by the prefecture.

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address
12-18 Jikoji-cho, Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture 676-0813
name
Jikoji Temple
phone
079-447-1134




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