Kongōfuku-ji

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Kongōfuku-ji
金剛福寺
Hondō of Kongōfuku-ji
Religion
AffiliationShingon, Chisan sect
DeitySenju Kannon Bosatsu
Location
LocationTosashimizu, Kōchi-ken
CountryJapan
Architecture
FounderGyōki
Completed822

Kongōfuku-ji (金剛福寺) is a Buzan Shingon temple in Tosashimizu, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. Temple 38 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the deity that is worshipped at this temple is Sahasra-bhuja, or Senju Kannon Bosatsu (千手観音菩薩) in Japanese.[1] The temple is said to have been founded by Gyōki in 822.

Kongōfuku-ji is 85 km south of Temple 37 (Iwamoto-ji) and can take an average pilgrim 30 hours to reach on foot. This is the furthest distance between two temples on the Shikoku Pilgrimage.[2]

  • Hondō
  • Sanmon: Niōmon (仁王門)
  • Shōrō
  • Gomadō (護摩堂): Shrine within the temple grounds to conduct Goma rituals to ask for blessing from deities. Goma is conducted by burning cedar sticks available for purchase next to the gomadō.[3]

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