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Kumadani ji (Awa)

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Location
  
Awa-shi, Tokushima-ken

Deity
  
Senjū Kannon

Completed
  
early 9th century

Founder
  
Kūkai

Affiliation
  
Shingon

Country
  
Japan

Phone
  
+81 88-695-2065

Kumadani-ji (Awa)

Address
  
Japan, 〒771-1506 Tokushima Prefecture, Awa, 土成町土成前田185

Similar
  
Jūraku‑ji, Hōrin‑ji, Kirihata‑ji, Jizō‑ji, Konsen‑ji

Kumadani-ji (熊谷寺) is a Kōya-san Shingon temple in Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 8 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Senjū Kannon. The temple is said to have been founded by Kōbō Daishi. The Hondō was destroyed by fire in 1928 and has been rebuilt. The Daishidō, tahōtō, chūmon, and shōrō have all been designated Prefectural Cultural Properties.

References

Kumadani-ji (Awa) Wikipedia