Ōno-ji Temple

What it is

• A Shingon-shu Muro-ji school temple.
• Dedicated to Miroku Bosatsu.
• Known for its Miroku Magaibutsu carved into natural rock.
• Carving of the Magaibutsu began in 1207.

What to see

• The 11.5-meter tall Miroku Magaibutsu rock carving.
• Main hall enshrines a wooden Miroku Bosatsu statue.
• A wooden Jizo Bosatsu statue, an Important Cultural Property.
• The Ōno-ji Temple stone Buddha, a national historic site.
• Weeping cherry blossoms.

Getting there

• Located at the western gate of Murō-ji Temple.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.