Hōrin-ji (Temple 9) was founded by Kūkai in 815 after he discovered a white snake, considered divine, at the original site. He carved a reclining Parinirvana Shakyamuni statue — the only such honzon on the Shikoku Pilgrimage. After suffering destruction by fire (in 1582 and again later), the temple was relocated in the mid-1600s to its current location and rebuilt. It holds a robe of Kūkai given by Emperor Meiji, and is mainly visited by pilgrims seeking healing for leg or lower-body ailments (symbolised by offerings of straw sandals).

Pt. 3: Hōrin-ji: ninth Temple of the Sacred Shikoku Pilgrimage in Tokushima, Japan.
#kobodaishi #弘法大師 #pilgrimage #お遍路 #tokushimaprefecture #徳島県 #shikokupilgrimage #四国遍路 #japan #発心の道場 #shikoku #horinji #法輪寺

Hōrin-ji (Temple 9) was founded by Kūkai in 815 after he discovered a white snake, considered divine, at the original site. He carved a reclining Parinirvana Shakyamuni statue — the only such honzon on the Shikoku Pilgrimage. After suffering destruction by fire (in 1582 and again later), the temple was relocated in the mid-1600s to its current location and rebuilt. It holds a robe of Kūkai given by Emperor Meiji, and is mainly visited by pilgrims seeking healing for leg or lower-body ailments (symbolised by offerings of straw sandals).

Pt. 2: Hōrin-ji: ninth Temple of the Sacred Shikoku Pilgrimage in Tokushima, Japan.
#kobodaishi #弘法大師 #pilgrimage #お遍路 #tokushimaprefecture #徳島県 #shikokupilgrimage #四国遍路 #japan #発心の道場 #shikoku #horinji #法輪寺

Hōrin-ji (Temple 9) was founded by Kūkai in 815 after he discovered a white snake, considered divine, at the original site. He carved a reclining Parinirvana Shakyamuni statue — the only such honzon on the Shikoku Pilgrimage. After suffering destruction by fire (in 1582 and again later), the temple was relocated in the mid-1600s to its current location and rebuilt. It holds a robe of Kūkai given by Emperor Meiji, and is mainly visited by pilgrims seeking healing for leg or lower-body ailments (symbolised by offerings of straw sandals).

Hōrin-ji: ninth Temple of the Sacred Shikoku Pilgrimage in Tokushima, Japan.
#kobodaishi #弘法大師 #pilgrimage #お遍路 #tokushimaprefecture #徳島県 #shikokupilgrimage #四国遍路 #japan #発心の道場 #shikoku #horinji #法輪寺

京都おすすめ早咲き桜スポット | 京都観光研究所 京都市内では、2月初旬から早咲きの桜を楽しむことができます。淀水路の河津桜は、京都の中でも一足早く、2月初旬から3月中旬にかけて見頃を迎える桜スポットです。平野神社の「魁桜（さきがけざくら）」が咲き始めると、京都のお花見シーズンが本格的に始まるとされています。淀水路 平野神社 京都府庁旧本館 京都御苑 本満寺 大報恩寺 六角堂 車折神社 法輪寺 地蔵禅院

【Kyoto Recommended Early Blooming Cherry Blossom Spots】
www.kyotokk.com/early-flower...
#YodoWaterway #KawazuCherryBlossoms #FormerKyotoPrefecturalOffice #KyotoGyoen #KyotoImperialPalace #Honmanji #Daihoenji #SenbonShakado #Rokkakudo #KurumazakiShrine #Horinji #JizoZenIn #sakura