Yatani Temple

Japanese: 弥谷寺
Yatani Temple
A temple located on the middle slope of Mt. Yatani in Mitoyo City, Kagawa Prefecture. It is said that the temple was originally founded by Gyoki as Hachikoku-ji, but was renamed by Kukai. It belongs to the Zentsuji school of the Shingon sect. The mountain name is Kengozan, and the temple name is Senju-in. The principal image is the Thousand-Armed Kannon Bodhisattva. It is the 71st temple on the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.

Source: About Shogakukan Digital Daijisen Plus Information

Japanese:
香川県三豊市、弥谷山の中腹にある寺院。行基が創建した八国寺という寺を、空海が改号したものと伝わる。真言宗善通寺派。山号は剣五山、院号は千手院。本尊は千手観世音菩薩。四国八十八ヶ所霊場第71番札所。

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