Tatsue-ji (Tatsue Temple) (Japanese: 立江寺) is a Koyasan Shingon temple in Komatsushima,

Tokushima Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 682,439 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,146 Square kilometre, km2 (1,601 sq mi). Tokushima Prefecture b ...

, Japan. It is Temple # 19 on the

Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage The or is a multi-site pilgrimage of 88 temples associated with the Buddhist monk Kūkai (''Kōbō Daishi'') on the island of Shikoku, Japan. A popular and distinctive feature of the island's cultural landscape, and with a long history, ...

. The main image is of Jizō Bosatsu ( Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva).

History

:*The temple was constructed during

Emperor Shōmu was the 45th Emperor of Japan, emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 聖武天皇 (45)/ref> according to the traditional List of Emperors of Japan, order of succession. Shōmu's reign spanned the years 724 through 749, duri ...

's reign. :*In the Tenshō (天正) era, the temple was destroyed by fire

Chōsokabe Motochika was a prominent ''daimyō'' in Japanese Sengoku period, Sengoku-period. He was the 21st chief of the Chōsokabe clan of Tosa Province (present-day Kōchi Prefecture), the ruler of Shikoku, Shikoku region. Early life and rise He was the son and ...

(長宗我部元親) force, but the main statue was not damaged :*In the

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era, the temple was rebuilt with the support of

Hachisuka clan The are descendants of Emperor Seiwa (850-880) of Japan and are a branch of the Ashikaga clan through the Shiba clan (Seiwa Genji) of the Minamoto clan. History Ashikaga Ieuji (13th century), son of Ashikaga Yasuuji, was the first to adopt the ...

(蜂須賀氏) :*In 1974, the main hall was burnt, but the main statue was not damaged. The hall was rebuilt in 1977

References

* 四国八十八箇所霊場会編『先達教典』 2006年 * 宮崎建樹著『四国遍路ひとり歩き同行二人』地図編へんろみち保存協力会 2007年（第8版）

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立江寺

第19番札所橋池山摩尼院立江寺
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