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Koryo Town, Kitakatsuragi County, Nara Prefecture

[NaraMinamiyamatoTaima, Katsuragi]

Designated Cultural Properties

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Daifukujiita Echakushokuryo Kaimandaraz Juichimencannon Riuzo

official name：Daifukuji Temple

English name：Daifukuji Temple

Daifukuji Ita-e painting: Ryokai Mandala-zu, Eleven-faced Kannon standing statue| Daifukuji Temple, Mandala of the Two Realms, 11-Faced Kannon Standing Statue (Nara Prefecture)

This temple is said to have been erected by Prince Shotoku, which has three kinds of prefectural designated cultural properties.

Daifukuji Itae Mandala Kongokai

Daifukuji Itae Mandala Taizokai

Zuimuki

Daifukuji Temple (appearance)

Standing statue of Juichimen Kannon

Daifukuji Itae Mandala Kongokai

Daifukuji Itae Mandala Taizokai

Zuimuki

Daifukuji Temple (appearance)

Standing statue of Juichimen Kannon

Daifukuji Itae Mandala Kongokai

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    Said to have been constructed by Prince Shōtoku, it is a subordinate temple (named Mantōzan) of Mt Koya’s Kongōbuji Temple. In the Edo Period, an income of 30 koku (1 koku = 150 kg) was allotted、and seals of historical shoguns from Tokugawa Ieyasu to Iemochi were found here. The standing eleven faced Kannon statue situated in the large Hondō Main Hall, with its 6 ken (six sections each about 1.8m) and square shape, has a rod in its right hand and a water jar in its left. In attendance to the left is a Nanda Ryuō image, and to the right Uhō Dōji. This is a triad based on the form found at Hasedera Temple, a rare example of precious pieces making up a complete set. From documents found inside the statues, we know that they were made at the request of Hashiodono in Eiroku 3 (1560). Uncolored, the cedar used is good quality. The bark was left as it was, typical for a temple lodging, the handiwork of a specialist wood craftsman of Buddhist images.

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    Name
    Daifukuji Temple
    Location
    〒635-0802 80, Matoba, Koryo-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara

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    Admission fee: 400 yen
    Payment
    ※ The precincts are free, but an admission fee is required if you want to see the main hall (colored Ryokai Mandala figure, eleven-faced Kannon statue).
    Access
    10 minutes walk from Kintetsu Hashio Station Kintetsu Yamatotakada Station Taxi Approx. 17 minutes (approx. 5.9 km)
    Parking Lot
    No parking lot
    Cultural Property
    Nara Designated Cultural Property ・ Standing statue of Juichimen Kannon ・ Color painting of Ryokai Mandala-zu ・ Zuimuki

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