Jūrin-ji Temple

What it is

• Buddhist temple of the Kōyasan Shingon sect.
• Founded by Kūkai in 833.
• Main deity is Eleven-faced Kannon.
• Temple mountain name is Mount Rokkō.

What to see

• Main hall enshrines the Eleven-faced Kannon.
• Goma-dō enshrines Fudō Myōō, Bishamonten, and Benzaiten.
• Pagoda has a charnel house on the first floor.
• Pagoda enshrines Dainichi Nyorai, Fudō Myōō, and Aizen Myōō.
• Benzaiten Pond is on the temple grounds.
• Kannon-sui is drinkable spring water from Mount Rokkō.

Getting there

• 20-minute walk from the Washirin-ji bus stop.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.