Thirteen Buddhist Sites Of Iyo
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The Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo(伊予十三仏霊場, ''Iyo jūsan butsu reijō'')are a group of fifteen Buddhist sacred sites in
Ehime Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,334,841 and a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Toku ...
dedicated to the
Thirteen Buddhas The is a Japanese grouping of Buddhist deities, particularly in the Shingon and Tendai sects of Buddhism. The deities are, in fact, not only Buddhas, but also include bodhisattvas. In Shingon services, lay followers recite a devotional mantra t ...
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Iyo Province was a Provinces of Japan, province of Japan in the area of northwestern Shikoku.Louis-Frédéric, Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Tosa''" in . Iyo bordered on Sanuki Province to the northeast, Awa Province (Tokushima), Awa to the east ...
was the former name of Ehime Prefecture on
Shikoku Island is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is long and between at its widest. It has a population of 3.8 million, the least populated of Japan's four main islands. It is south of Honshu and northeast of Kyushu. Shikoku's anc ...
.) The majority of the temples in this grouping are part of Japanese esoteric Shingon Buddhism. Several temples are also included in the Shikoku pilgrimage, Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage.


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Thirteen Buddhas The is a Japanese grouping of Buddhist deities, particularly in the Shingon and Tendai sects of Buddhism. The deities are, in fact, not only Buddhas, but also include bodhisattvas. In Shingon services, lay followers recite a devotional mantra t ...


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