A Pilgrimage to Chikurinji Temple
Click to viewI walked up the stone steps.
Chikurinji Temple stood before me.
Kōchi, on the island of Shikoku.
Number 31 of 88 temples on the pilgrimage.
Founded by Gyōki, a Buddhist priest, in the 8th century.
I passed through the temple gate.
Paid respects to Monju Bosatsu, bodhisattva of wisdom.
The main hall held a hidden treasure.
A statue of Monju, riding a lion.
Flanked by attendants, one male, one female.
I felt a deep sense of history.
And serenity in this sacred place.