Iki Kokubun-ji Temple

Overview

Iki Kokubun-ji is a temple of the Daitoku-ji school of the Rinzai sect, located in Nakano-go Nishifure, Ashibe-cho, Iki City, Nagasaki Prefecture. Its mountain name is Gokoku-zan, and its principal image is Shakyamuni Buddha. It is a venerable old temple that carries on the lineage of the provincial temples (kokubun-ji) built across Japan in the Nara period.

Highlights

• ●A temple of the Daitoku-ji school of the Rinzai sect
• ●The principal image, Shakyamuni Buddha
• ●The prefecturally designated historic site 'Iki Kokubun-ji Ato'
• ●A lineage tracing back to a Nara-period kokubun-ji

History

Among the kokubun-ji built throughout Japan by imperial decree of Emperor Shomu in the Nara period, this temple is the successor to the provincial monastery of Iki Island (the kokubun-soji). Today it is a temple of the Daitoku-ji school of the Rinzai sect, with the mountain name Gokoku-zan and Shakyamuni Buddha as its principal image. Near the precinct lies the ancient temple site, designated by Nagasaki Prefecture as the historic site 'Iki Kokubun-ji Ato.'

Map

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Suggested itinerary

1. 1Pay a visit to Iki Kokubun-ji
2. 2Offer prayers before the principal image, Shakyamuni Buddha
3. 3Explore the Iki Kokubun-ji historic site designated by the prefecture
4. 4Continue on to a history walk around Iki Island

Did you know?

💡 The ancient temple site near the precinct is designated by Nagasaki Prefecture as the historic site 'Iki Kokubun-ji Ato.' The principal image is Shakyamuni Buddha, and the mountain name is Gokoku-zan.

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