Jōraku-ji (Tokushima)

Joraku-ji (Joraku Temple) (Japanese: 常楽寺) is a Koyasan Shingon temple in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple # 14 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. The main image is of Miroku Bosatsu (Maitreya Bodhisattva).

Seijuzan Jorakuji 08

History

• The temple was built during the Kōnin (弘仁) era (810-824 CE).
• In the Tenshō (天正) era, the temple was destroyed by Chōsokabe Motochika's (長宗我部 元親) force.
• In the Manji (万治) era, the temple was rebuilt with the support of Hachisuka clan (蜂須賀氏).
• In the Bunka (文化) era, the temple was moved to the present location.^[1][2]

Cultural properties

The temple's main hall and master's hall were designated as Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan on July 25, 2011.^[3]