Dainen-ji Temple

What it is

• Jodo-shu Buddhist temple.
• Founded by Jōe, son of Fujiwara no Kamatari.
• Re-established as a Pure Land practice hall by Senyo.
• Rebuilt in 1974.

What to see

• Wooden Bishamonten standing statue from the Heian period.
• Wooden Jizo Bosatsu standing statue from the Heian period.
• Dainichi Shaka Nehan statue from the Heian period.
• Silk Amitabha Triad Raigo painting from Nanbokucho to Muromachi period.
• Hōkyōintō pagoda from the Nanbokucho period.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.