The main temple of the Shingon sect Muroji school

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The land of Muro, surrounded by mountains and clear streams flowing. Since ancient times, it has been said to be a sacred place for the belief in the water god and the dragon god, and it was founded at the end of the Nara period by a monk of Kofuku-ji Temple, Kenjing, in the hope that the Togu, who later became Emperor Kanmu, would be cured of his illness. For Mt. Koya, which was forbidden by women, he accepted the visit of women even though it was the same Shingon sect, and it was called "Women's Takaya" since the Kamakura period. It declined for a while, but in the Edo period, it was revived under the protection of Keishoin, the biological mother of the fifth shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, and it was widely believed nationwide as "woman Takano".

Because it was far from the former capital, its unique Buddhist culture has matured. The Buddha statues representing the early Heian period, including the Buddha statues of the clothing pattern using the carving method called Muroyu-ji Temple, have been designated as national treasures and important cultural properties, and have a mysterious beauty that harmonises with the surrounding nature. In 2020, the "Homonoden", which houses Buddha statues, was opened.

Post by MISTER KURO | Apr 17, 2025