Ichibataji Temple (Ichibata Yakushi)
Japanese name：
一畑寺（一畑薬師）
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Main Image Yakushi Nyorai Statue Group (Hachiman-Shisenbutsu) Category Nyorai (Tathagata)
Impression TagsSolemnityWarmthPeacefulness
DescriptionHachiman-Shisenbutsu expresses Buddhism's '84,000 Dharma gates' as individual sacred images and is Ichibata Yakushi's distinctive project to embody the Pure Land of Yakushi by enshrining 84,000 Yakushi Nyorai statues. Begun in 1993 for the temple's 1,100th anniversary, each donated statue contains the donor's prayer and is memorialized in perpetuity. The present fifth hall, called Hachido, can be walked through, allowing visitors to worship surrounded by numerous Yakushi images beneath a ceiling decorated with flowers.
Basic Information
Spot ID
8207
Temple / Site
Ichibataji Temple (Ichibata Yakushi)
Visiting Area
Hachiman-Shisenbutsudo (Hachido Hall)
Visiting Status
Open for worship at all times (visitors may walk through the hall; after the doors close at night, the images can still be viewed through glass)
Address
島根県出雲市小境町803
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