Daigo-ji Temple Kyoto

Daigo-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Its main devotion is Yakushi. Daigo, literally "ghee", is used figuratively to mean "crème de la crème" and is a metaphor of the most profound part of Buddhist thoughts.
  • Location: Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
  • Completed: 1997 (Reconstruction)
  • Affiliation: Buddhism
  • Deity: Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaiṣajyaguru)
  • Rite: Daigo Shingon
  • Country: Japan
  • Founder: Shōbō

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