Motoo-zan Tanema-ji Temple
The Motoo-zan Tanema-ji Temple is the 34th temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. According to tradition, around the 6th century a sculptor of Buddhist statues who was traveling by ship from Paekche (in Korea) was caught in a storm, and had to put into harbor near what is now the site of the Tanema-ji Temple. While there, he carved a statue of the Bhaisajyaguru (Medicine Buddha), as an offering to ensure a safe journey. Subsequently, Kobo Daishi visited the site and built a temple there, with the statue of the Bhaisajyaguru as the main object of veneration. The Tanema-ji Temple became famous as a temple at which to pray for a smooth childbirth. Pregnant women would visit here and present ladles to the monks; the monks would then remove the lower part of the ladle, offer a prayer, and return it to the woman, in a custom known as “Soko-nuke Hishaku.”
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- Address
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Kouchi Pref. Kouchishi Harunochouakiyama 72-73
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- Area
- Kochi City Area
- Phone
- 0888942234
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Available (normal 70spaces, large 5spaces)
※Free - Credit Card
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- Smoking
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- Wi-Fi
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- Estimated stay time
- 0-30 minutes
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
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