Fujii-dera (Yoshinogawa)

Fujii-dera (藤井寺) is a Zen Buddhist temple in Japan. It is the 11th site of the Shikoku Pilgrimage.^[1][2]

Fujii-dera
Religion
Affiliation	Zen
Deity	Bhaisajyaguru
Location
Location	Yoshinogawa
Country	Japan
Geographic coordinates	34°03′06″N 134°20′55″E
Architecture
Founder	Kūkai
Completed	815

History

In 815, Kūkai visited the area and built a temple to house a statue of Yakushi Nyorai.^[3] The nearby mountains were ravaged by the fires during the Tenshō period.^[4] In 1832, a fire destroyed most of the temple, the current building were finished in 1860.^[1] A Cloud Dragon design on the ceiling in the Main Hall of the temple was painted by a local artist in 1977.^[5]

Yakushi Nyorai

A statue of Yakushi Nyorai in the temple is known for protection from disasters. The statue has always survived fires from the temple.^[6]