Muryoji Temple

Japanese name： 無量寺

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Main Image Wooden Standing Amida Nyorai with Teaching Mudra Category Nyorai (Tathagata)

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Description

The principal image of Muryoji, a Jodo Buddhist temple in Honmachi, Kurume, is a wooden standing Amida Nyorai dating to the Kamakura period. It is 122.5 cm tall, made from joined Japanese cypress, with carved eyes and lacquer-and-gold-leaf decoration, and was designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan in 1912. Instead of the usual welcoming mudra, both elbows are bent and the thumb and index finger of each hand are brought together to form an exceptionally rare teaching mudra. The temple buildings burned during the 1945 Kurume air raid, but the image survived because it had been evacuated. Still worshipped as the Main Hall's principal statue, it is mentioned in the temple's invitation to visitors; anyone wishing to view the statue should confirm hall access beforehand.

Basic Information

Spot ID 9838

Temple / Site Muryoji Temple

Visiting Area Main Hall

Visiting Status Advance confirmation required (the statue is enshrined in the Main Hall; the official website invites worship but does not publish specific viewing hours for the statue)

Address 福岡県久留米市本町8-4

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