Sanuki Kokubun-ji explained

is an Omuro Shingon temple in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. The provincial temple of former Sanuki Province and Temple 80 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, it is said to have been founded by Gyōki in 741. The main image is of Senjū Kannon.^{[1] [2] [3]} The area has been designated a Special Historic Site.^[4]

Buildings

• Hondō (late-Kamakura period); 5x5 bay, single-storey, irimoya-zukuri, tiled-roof; (Important Cultural Property)^{[5] [6]}

Treasures

• Wooden statue of Senjū Kannon (late-Heian to Muromachi period) (Important Cultural Property)^{[7] [8]}
• Bell (Heian period) (ICP)^{[9] [10]}
• Manirintō or 'dismounting stone' (City-designated Cultural Property)^[11]

Excavations

Between 1983 and 1991 investigations uncovered remains of the axially-arranged Chūmon, Kon-dō, and Kōdō.^[12]

Museum

A museum exhibits finds from the site.^[13]

See also

• Provincial temple
• Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
• List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kagawa)

External links

• Sanuki Kokubun-ji

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sanuki Kokubunji . . 12 May 2011.
2. Book: The 88 Temples of Shikoku Island, Japan . 136 . Miyata, Taisen . Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles . 2006.
3. Book: Shikoku henro hitori aruki dōgyō-ninin . Miyazaki, Tateki . Matsuyama . 2004 . 79.
4. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties . . 12 May 2011 .
5. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties . . 12 May 2011 .
6. Web site: Hondō . . 12 May 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081444/http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/6096.html . 27 September 2011 .
7. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties . . 12 May 2011 .
8. Web site: Senjū Kannon . . 12 May 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081546/http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/6194.html . 27 September 2011 .
9. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties . . 12 May 2011 .
10. Web site: Bell . . 12 May 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081558/http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/6179.html . 27 September 2011 .
11. Web site: Manirinto . . 12 May 2011.
12. Web site: Special Historic Site . . 12 May 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081615/http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/7420.html . 27 September 2011 .
13. Web site: Sanuki Kokunbunji-ato Shiryōkan . . 12 May 2011.