The 500 Arhats of the Rengeji Temple

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"This ancient Shingon Buddhist temple is the 74th temple on the Awaji Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage. The temple is said to have been named in 1332 by a priest on a pilgrimage across the country after the Rengemine Temple in Kyoto affiliated with Emperor Uda. The temple's ""500 arhat"" statues, virtually synonymous with the temple itself, consist of 530 statues of arhats which records state began being made the priest Jitsunyo. Each wooden statue has its own unique expression and posture, and it is said that the statues have become objects of worship because visitors looking at them feel as if they are being soothed or encouraged by their own parents."

Spot details

Address: Hyogo Sumoto-shi Aigacho Miyanohara 460 Map
Area: Awaji Island Area
Phone: 0799280133
Closed: open everyday
Fees: [Tour fee] Free
Parking Lot: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Charming Buddhist temple

Reviewed : 2021.07.21

This is my favorite buddhist temple on awaji island. It is small and quiet but has a surprise inside:hundreds of buddha statues.
創建後、６８６年程度の寺社界では比較的新しい部類の寺院です

Reviewed : 2018.09.06

寺社界では１０００年前後で「古社・古寺」、８００年から１０００年で「そこそこ古い」、５００年前後から８００年前後で「比較的新しい」、５００年未満は「新しい」と云うように区別しています。勿論１０００年を遥かに超える歴史を有する寺社もありますが、所詮は、伝承とか物語の世界のことで、確たる証拠に裏打ちされた年代は全て推定でしかありません。ここも比較的新しい寺院でした。ここは真言宗寺院ですが、何よりも「五...