Basic Information
Address:京都府京都市左京区大原古知平町古知谷阿弥陀寺83Phone:075-744-2048Hours:9：00-16：00Fee:300円Access:京都バス14系統「古知谷」下車徒歩20分。大原から京都バスに乗り換えるWebsite:
Description
Jodo (Pure Land) sect. The principal image is Amida Nyorai. Founded in 1609 by the monk Dansei Shonin.
The main hall enshrines a self-carved statue of Dansei Shonin.
It also houses an Amida Nyorai statue (Heian period), a Yakushi Nyorai statue, and an Eleven-Faced Kannon statue.
The highlight is the long approach from the Tang-style Ryugu Gate (Dragon Palace Gate), which winds along a stream. There are virtually no other visitors, and the path is a bit lonely — even a little spooky, honestly — but the atmosphere along the way is really something.
The stone sarcophagus containing a mummified body is housed in a cave that the monks carved out of rock themselves. The atmosphere here is genuinely intense.
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