Founded by Kūkai in the early 9th century, Jūraku-ji is dedicated to Amida Nyorai and symbolises the “Ten Joys” that shine even amid life’s hardships. Destroyed in warfare in the 1500s and rebuilt at its current site in 1635, the temple today features striking vermilion gates, a healing Eye-Curing Jizō that is popular with pilgrims, and an Aizen Myō-ō Hall for prayers related to relationships. Other highlights include Mizuko Jizō statues for unborn children, a 300-year-old “parent and child pine,” and a war memorial with Fudō Myō-ō statues. The main hall was most recently rebuilt in 1994, and the temple also offers pilgrim lodging.

Pt. 2: 07. Jūraku-ji (十楽寺): Seventh Temple of the Sacred Shikoku Pilgrimage.
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Founded by Kūkai in the early 9th century, Jūraku-ji is dedicated to Amida Nyorai and symbolises the “Ten Joys” that shine even amid life’s hardships. Destroyed in warfare in the 1500s and rebuilt at its current site in 1635, the temple today features striking vermilion gates, a healing Eye-Curing Jizō that is popular with pilgrims, and an Aizen Myō-ō Hall for prayers related to relationships. Other highlights include Mizuko Jizō statues for unborn children, a 300-year-old “parent and child pine,” and a war memorial with Fudō Myō-ō statues. The main hall was most recently rebuilt in 1994, and the temple also offers pilgrim lodging.

07. Jūraku-ji (十楽寺): Seventh Temple of the Sacred Shikoku Pilgrimage.
#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 #jurakuji #十楽寺

🌧️ Jurakuji Temple (十楽寺)
Temple #7 of the Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage.

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