Jizō-ji, Buddhist temple in Komatsushima, Japan.
Jizō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Komatsushima housing a main hall built in 1977 that contains a statue of Jizō Bosatsu, also known as Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. The structure was reconstructed following earlier buildings on the site and preserves this revered statue within its walls.
Emperor Shōmu ordered the temple's original construction, but later fires during the Tenshō era and in 1974 destroyed the structures on the site. The main statue survived all these events without damage.
The temple serves as stop 19 on the Shikoku 88 pilgrimage circuit and draws visitors following two other local pilgrimage routes dedicated to different bodhisattvas. Today, pilgrims still recognize this site as an important point in their spiritual journeys across the region.
Visitors can stay at the nearby Jukokoju-an lodging facility and reach the site easily by walking to and from the neighboring temples on the pilgrimage route. The location sits between two other stations with walkable distances connecting them.
The main Jizō Bosatsu statue survived multiple fires that destroyed the buildings around it, making it a rare remnant from earlier times. Pilgrims view this survival as a sign of the statue's protective power.
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