Taisan-ji (Matsuyama)



Taisan-ji (太山寺) is a Shingon temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is Temple 52 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, and Temple 3 on the Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo. The Hondō is a National Treasure.

History
Taisan-ji is said to have been founded by a wealthy merchant from Kyushu in the sixth century, after he had been saved from a shipwreck by Jūichimen Kannon. The temple enjoyed imperial patronage from the time of Emperor Shōmu.

Buildings

 * Hondō (Kamakura period), (National Treasure)
 * Niōmon (Kamakura period) (Important Cultural Property)

Treasures

 * Wooden statue of Jūichimen Kannon (木造十一面観音立像) (Heian period) (Important Cultural Property)
 * Wooden statue of Jūichimen Kannon (hibutsu) (木造十一面観音立像) (Heian period) (Important Cultural Property)