Virtual North Kawachi 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #22 Komyo-ji Temple

 

     It is unknown when Komyo-ji Temple was founded at the foot of Hoshida-Myoken-gu Shrine.

     Kukai (774-835) practiced religious austerities in the Lion Cave of Shishikutsu-ji Temple.  He recognized where Hoshida-Myoken-gu Shrine is located to be a holy place sometime between 810 and 823.  He or his successors founded Shinzen-ji Temple, which belonged to the Shingon Sect, there.  The temple was first documented in  1106.  Komyo-ji Temple, which belongs to Shingon Sect, could have been founded as one of its branches.  In 1423, when Wada Yasunao (1402-?) ruled the territory of Shinzen-ji Temple, he seemed to have recognized the temple as a shinto shrine.  The Wada Family ruled the territory, which was called Hoshida Manor, for 3 generations: Yasunao, Yasumichi, and Yasukuni.  Komyo-ji Temple was first documented in 1594.

Address: 2 Chome-13-18 Hoshida, Katano, Osaka 576-0016

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