Jikoji Temple

Japanese name： 持光寺

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Main Image Wooden Seated Goko Shiyui Amida Nyorai Category Nyorai (Tathagata)

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Description

This wooden seated Goko Shiyui Amida Nyorai is the principal image of Jikoji Temple’s Main Hall. It was created in 1702 by the master Buddhist sculptor Hokkyō Ansei, with the temple’s 29th head priest Shinku Teigan as patron. Probably made of hinoki cypress in joined-wood construction, the statue measures 112 cm in height. Its greatly enlarged mass of hair symbolizes Amida’s inconceivably long period of contemplation over how to save all beings. With both its date and sculptor known and much of its original form preserved, it is an especially valuable example and is designated an Important Cultural Property of Hiroshima Prefecture.

Basic Information

Spot ID 8623

Temple / Site Jikoji Temple

Visiting Area Main Hall

Visiting Status Interior viewing available (9:00–16:30; admission ¥300)

Address 広島県尾道市西土堂町9-2

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