Loading...
MENU

Tourist Attractions and Experiences

Daikokuji Temple

Daikokuten, the deity of good fortune, originates at Daikokuji Temple. It is also a holy site of the Seven Lucky Gods and a Kawachi Saigoku holy site dedicated to the deity Kannon. It is a Zen temple and a temple for ritual prayers and wishes.
Daikokuji is an ancient temple founded in 665 by En no Gyoja, the legendary mystic and forefather of Japan's highly-syncretic Shugendo religion. The principal object of worship at the temple is a statue of the deity Daikokuten, said to have been carved by En no Gyoja on receiving a missive from the deity. It drew worshippers as the first holy site dedicated to Daikokuten within Japan, and thrived as it drew patronage from prominent defenders of the Kawachi territory during the Muromachi era. These included the prominent Hatakeyama clan, among others. However, during the 16th century, the temple would fall on Nobunaga Oda's side of the battle lines during the assault on Osaka. It was burned during the battle, then abandoned. It was only restored during the Edo era, when it became the Zen temple it remains today. The temple's immense bell was forged 400 years ago, and its sound was believed to have the power to save all living beings. The temple is also a holy site dedicated to the deity Kannon (and the eighth site on the Kawachi-Saigoku pilgrimage route) due to a statue of Kannon believed to have been donated by Motokuni Hatakeyama.

Basic information

Open
From morning until evening
Holidays
No designated days closed
Price
Free
Directions
5-minute walk from Komagatani Station on the Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line
Location
499 Oguro, Habikino-shi, Osaka, 583-0847
Tel
072-956-0953
Fax
072-958-7778
URL
http://daikokuji.kt.fc2.com/
http://www.geocities.jp/tendouzan_daikokuji/index.htm
Average time
About 1 hour
Other
Hatsumode first shrine visits of the year, Setsubun day, ritual prayers, Grand Festival on April 3rd, etc.

Related information

    Back
    Back