Virtual Akashi 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #32 Chorin-ji Temple

 

     When Emperor Tohodi (683-707) reigned from 697 to 707, Gyoki (668-749) found 7 Bhaisajyaguru in the tops of a pine tree along the beach.  He carved the 7 statues himself and built a temple, naming it Chorin-ji Temple.

     In Taisan-ji Temple, it is Fujiwara Umakai (694-737) who made the 7 Bhaisajyaguru images (the Akashi Seven Yakushi Buddhas).  Anyway, Chorin-ji Temple is a member of the Akashi Seven Yakushi Buddhas.  

     Chorin-ji Temple was destroyed by fire during the Onin War (1467-1477).  In 1491, fundraising was carried out to construct a main hall.  It was later rebuilt between 1711 and 1716 in the Edo Period (1603-1867).  The main hall and other buildings were destroyed in an air raid on Akashi in July, 1945.  They were rebuilt again in 1949.

     The temple’s Buddhist tanka poem is:

We will always rely on Chorin-ji Temple,

Where the pine trees have been standing for a long time,

Which should have listened to the Buddhism teachings.

Address: 9-4 Zaimokucho, Akashi, Hyogo 673-0893

Phone: 078-911-4727

Taisan-ji Temple

Address: Zenkai-224 Ikawadani-chō, Nishi Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 651-2108

Phone: 078-976-6658