Buddhist temple
Daisen-ji
大山寺（だいせんじ）
Daisen, Saihaku District, Tottori Prefecture
A Bekkaku Honzan of the Tendai school on Daisen, the sacred mountain of Tottori Prefecture; the principal image of its main hall is Jizō Bosatsu. The Amida Hall and the Amida triad, both Important Cultural Properties, remain, and it has long been known as a sacred site of mountain ascetic practice.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Prayers associated with this place
Principal image: Jizō Bosatsu
History and things to know
According to temple tradition, it began in Yōrō 2 (718), when 依道, who had entered the mountain chasing a golden wolf, saw the form of Jizō Bosatsu, became a monk, took the name Kinren, and enshrined Jizō Gongen. In the Heian period Jikaku Daishi transmitted the inzei Amida-kyō and the temple became connected with the Tendai school, and in the Meiji separation of kami and buddhas the main shrine hall that had enshrined the principal image was handed over to a shrine. The present main hall was rebuilt in Shōwa 26.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
The hall that enshrined the principal image until the Meiji separation of kami and buddhas is now the inner shrine of Ōgamiyama Jinja. It is a separate place of worship from the main hall of Daisen-ji.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 大山寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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