A Pilgrim at Ishiteji Temple
by L Bosco
Title
A Pilgrim at Ishiteji Temple
Artist
L Bosco
Medium
Photograph - Digital Image
Description
Ishiteji (石手寺), located near Dogo Onsen and northeast of Matsuyama's city center, is the city's most famous temple. It is number 51 of the 88 temples on the Shikoku Pilgrimage. Pilgrims dressed in white are a frequent sight at this large temple.This statue exemplifies a tired traveler. Ishiteji's name means "stone hand temple", referring to a local legend in which an aristocrat had held a stone tightly in his hand at his death bed after seeking the priest Kobo Daishi to no avail, and was later reborn with the stone still held in the baby's hand.
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June 21st, 2020
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