- Source: Yakuo-ji (Minami, Tokushima)
Yakuo-ji or Yakuō-ji (Yakuo Temple) (Japanese: 薬王寺) is a Koyasan Shingon temple in Minami, Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple # 23 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. The main image is of Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaiṣajyaguru: "King of Medicine Master and Lapis Lazuli Light").
History
The temple was constructed during Emperor Shōmu's reign.
In the Bunji (文治) era, the temple was destroyed by fire.
Emperor Go-Daigo (後醍醐天皇) (1288 – 1339) ordered the temple to be rebuilt.
The main hall was rebuilt in 1908.
Cultural properties
The sculpture of Kōbō-Daishi and the Star Mandala (Navagraha) in the temple were designated tangible cultural property of Minami by the Minami Board of Education on November 27, 2015.
References
= Sources
=四国八十八箇所霊場会編 『先達教典』 2006年
External links
薬王寺
第23番札所 医王山 無量寿院 薬王寺（四国八十八ヶ所霊場会公式）
