Jōraku-ji (Tokushima)
Joraku-ji (Joraku Temple) (Japanese: 常楽寺) is a Koyasan Shingon temple in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple # 14 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. The main image is of Miroku Bosatsu (Maitreya Bodhisattva).
History
:*The temple was built during the Kōnin (弘仁) era (810-824 CE).
:*In the Tenshō (天正) era, the temple was destroyed by Chōsokabe Motochika's (長宗我部 元親) force.
:*In the Manji (万治) era, the temple was rebuilt with the support of Hachisuka clan (蜂須賀氏).
:*In the Bunka (文化) era, the temple was moved to the present location.{{cite book |title=The 88 Temples of Shikoku Island, Japan |page=52 |author=Miyata, Taisen |publisher=Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles |year=2006}}{{cite book |title=Shikoku henro hitori aruki dōgyō-ninin |author=Miyazaki, Tateki |publisher=Matsuyama |year=2004 |page=44}}
Cultural properties
The temple's main hall and master's hall were designated as Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan on July 25, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=161394|website=bunka.nii.ac.jp|title=常楽寺本堂 文化遺産オンライン|accessdate=2018-01-01}}
References
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- 四国八十八箇所霊場会編 『先達教典』 2006年
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150226012727/http://www.88shikokuhenro.jp/tokushima/14jorakuji/ 第14番札所 盛寿山 延命院 常楽寺]（四国八十八ヶ所霊場会公式）
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080320144545/http://www.city.tokushima.tokushima.jp/kankou/kankoushisetsu/fudasyo14.html 第14番札所・常楽寺]（徳島市）
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Category:Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Japan
Category:Buddhist temples in Tokushima Prefecture
Category:Shikoku Pilgrimage Sites
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