Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo
The Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo（伊予十三仏霊場, Iyo jūsan butsu reijō）are a group of fifteen Buddhist sacred sites in Ehime Prefecture dedicated to the Thirteen Buddhas. (Iyo Province was the former name of Ehime Prefecture on Shikoku Island.) The majority of the temples in this grouping are part of Japanese esoteric Shingon Buddhism. Several temples are also included in the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage.
Directory
[edit]| Number | Temple | Sect | Dedication | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning temple | Myōjō-in | Tendai Jimon | Kannon Bosatsu | Matsuyama |
| 1. | Dairen-ji (Matsuyama) | Shingon-shu Buzan-ha | Fudō-myōō | Matsuyama |
| 2. | Jōdo-ji | Shingon-shu Buzan-ha | Shaka Nyorai | Matsuyama |
| 3. | Taisan-ji | Shingon-shu Buzan-ha | Monju Bosatsu | Matsuyama |
| 4. | Enpuku-ji | Tendai | Fugen Bosatsu | Matsuyama |
| 5. | Jizō-in | Shingon-shu Buzan-ha | Jizō Bosatsu | Matsuyama |
| 6. | Gokuraku-ji | Shingon-shu Buzan-ha | Miroku Bosatsu | Matsuyama |
| 7. | Kōjaku-ji | Kōyasan Shingon-shū | Yakushi Nyorai | Tōon |
| 8. | Sairin-ji | Shingon-shu Buzan-ha | Kannon Bosatsu | Matsuyama |
| 9. | Dōon-ji | Shingon-shu Buzan-ha | Seishi Bosatsu | Tōon |
| 10. | Yasaka-ji | Daigo Shingon | Amida Nyorai | Matsuyama |
| 11. | Kōon-ji | Shingon-shu Buzan-ha | Ashuku Nyorai | Matsuyama |
| 12. | Rishō-in | Shingon-shū Chizan-ha | Dainichi Nyorai | Iyo, Tobe |
| 13. | Jōgan-ji | Shingon-shu Buzan-ha | Kokūzō Bosatsu | Matsuyama |
| Final temple | Konpira-ji | Shingon-shu Buzan-ha | Kompira Daigongen | Tōon |