The history When Kobo
Daishi visited this temple for the Konin era (816-823) and he was practicing asceticism at
Akagadani in the little inner part from this temple,Kumano Gongen of kishu appeared and
gave the gold image of Kanzeon Bosatsu (about five centimeters) to Taishi and it went
away. Then Taishi carved the left-sized image of Senju out of the spirit tree by
himself,he put 120 grains of Buddha's ashes and the prineipal image of the gold image in
its breast,he built the temple building and installed it,and and he made it the eighth
Buddhist temple,Both the principal image and the main temple were destroyed by fire in 2
the Showa era,and they were rebuilt in 46 the Showa era.
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fine view If you turn the front of
Kumadamji tenple to the hitty sections,there is the inposing main gate of the Buddhist
temple that is two layers in front of the approach of the row of cherry blossoms. This
gate is 13.2 meters high. It is said that this was built by Choi Shonin in 4 the Teikyo
era (1687),and it is appointed as cultural assets of the prefecture in 46 the Showa era.
If you go through the main gate of the Buddhist temple,there is Kuri (the kitchin of the
temple) on the left-hand side,Bentensama is deified in the islet in Kumadani lake on the
right-hand side.If you go forward further,there is beautiful Tahoto on the right-hand
side,and in front of the pagoda there is rakando which which deifyers Jurokurakan.
Jurokurakan and Tamonten were deified in the middle gate,if you go through the middle gate
and go forward further to the inner part,there is the main temple,The present main temple
was rebuilt in 46 the Showa era,the principal image of Buddha is installed in the
storehouse at the back of the main temple,and you can bow to it at the main trmple,If you
go up the stone steps of the left-hand side from the main temple,there is Taiahido.There
is excellent "Garyu no Matsu" with low branches like a dragon which lies down in
the garden of the drawing room in the shoin style. |