Enpuku-ji (Nara)

Enpuku-ji 円福寺
Main Hall
Religion
Affiliation	Shingon Ritsu
Deity	Amida Nyorai Zazō (Seated Amitābha)
Location
Location	390 Arisato-chō, Ikoma, Nara Prefecture
Country	Japan
Geographic coordinates	34°40′13.2″N 135°41′56.7″E
Architecture
Founder	Gyōki (acc. legend)
Completed	Tenpyō-shōhō era (acc. legend)

Hōkyōintō Stupas

Enpuku-ji (円福寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon Risshu school, in Ikoma, Nara, Japan. The main object of worship (本尊) is Amida Nyorai.

History

The official history of the temple wrote that this temple was established in the Tenpyo-Shoho years from 749 to 757 by a famous Japanese monk Gyōki (行基), however, the origin of this temple is unclear. Today, as a result of fires through many centuries, this temple has only one main hall built in the Muromachi Period in 1371.

Cultural properties

Enpuku-ji has two Important Cultural Properties selected by Japanese government:

• Its Hondō (Main Hall), built in 1371
• Its Hōkyōintō (a type of stone pagoda), made in 1293

Access

• Ichibu Station of Kintetsu Ikoma Line

References

• Enpuku-ji, Digital Museum of Ikoma City (In Official Home Page of Ikoma City)
• Nihon Kotsu Kosha, Nara, Nihon Kotsu Kosha, 1984, p. 138.