Founded by Kūkai in 815 after receiving a golden Kannon statue from the deity Kumano Gongen, Kumadani-ji enshrines Senjū Kannon as its central image. The temple is noted for its massive Niōmon gate (1687), elegant Daishidō (1707), and a two-storied pagoda (1774). Though the Hondō and original image were lost to fire in 1927, they were rebuilt and reconsecrated in 1946. A pond with a Benzaiten shrine is also popular for prayers for safe childbirth.

Pt 3: Kumadani-ji: Eight 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 #kumadaniji #熊谷寺 #熊谷寺四国

Founded by Kūkai in 815 after receiving a golden Kannon statue from the deity Kumano Gongen, Kumadani-ji enshrines Senjū Kannon as its central image. The temple is noted for its massive Niōmon gate (1687), elegant Daishidō (1707), and a two-storied pagoda (1774). Though the Hondō and original image were lost to fire in 1927, they were rebuilt and reconsecrated in 1946. A pond with a Benzaiten shrine is also popular for prayers for safe childbirth.

Pt 2: Kumadani-ji: Eight 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 #kumadaniji #熊谷寺 #熊谷寺四国

Founded by Kūkai in 815 after receiving a golden Kannon statue from the deity Kumano Gongen, Kumadani-ji enshrines Senjū Kannon as its central image. The temple is noted for its massive Niōmon gate (1687), elegant Daishidō (1707), and a two-storied pagoda (1774). Though the Hondō and original image were lost to fire in 1927, they were rebuilt and reconsecrated in 1946. A pond with a Benzaiten shrine is also popular for prayers for safe childbirth.

Kumadani-ji: Eight 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 #kumadaniji #熊谷寺 #熊谷寺四国