Sairin-ji (Matsuyama)

Sairin-ji (Japanese: 西林寺^[1]) is a Shingon Buddhist temple in the city of Matsuyama (Ehime prefecture). It is temple number 48 of the Shikoku Pilgrimage.^[1] According to legend, a stream running by the temple was found by Kōbō Daishi striking the ground with his cane.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Tanaka, Hiroshi (1975). Pilgrim Places: A Study of the Eighty-Eight Sacred Precincts of the Shikoku Pilgrimage, Japan (PDF) (PhD thesis). Simon Fraser University.
^ "Sairin-ji Temple". The Official Website of Tourism Matsuyama. Tourism and International Exchange Division, Industrial Economy Department, Matsuyama City. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

33°47′37″N 132°48′50″E / 33.7937°N 132.8140°E / 33.7937; 132.8140

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[tanaka-1] Tanaka, Hiroshi (1975). Pilgrim Places: A Study of the Eighty-Eight Sacred Precincts of the Shikoku Pilgrimage, Japan (PDF) (PhD thesis). Simon Fraser University.

[2] "Sairin-ji Temple". The Official Website of Tourism Matsuyama. Tourism and International Exchange Division, Industrial Economy Department, Matsuyama City. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

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