Buddhist temple
Ryōzen-ji (Ōita)
霊山寺（大分市）（りょうぜんじ）
Ōita, Ōita Prefecture
A Tendai temple in Okagawa, Ōita, and the eighth temple of the Kyushu Saigoku pilgrimage. Its principal image is a Jūichimen Kannon Bosatsu said to have been found in the mountains of Ryōzen, and it has long been revered as a sacred site of Kannon.
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: Jūichimen Kannon Bosatsu
History and things to know
According to the temple's tradition, it is said to have begun in Wadō 1 (708), when 七郎祐世, a powerful local figure, received a revelation in a dream, climbed the mountain, and enshrined the Jūichimen Kannon image he found there in a thatched hall. Later, through a connection with Saichō, it became a Tendai temple; after falling into ruin in the wars, its main hall, mountain gate and other buildings were rebuilt at the beginning of the Edo period at the wish of Matsudaira Tadanao (Ippaku).
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
It is a different temple from Ryōzen-ji in Tokushima Prefecture, the first temple of the Shikoku pilgrimage. If you drive simply following Prefectural Road 41, the road becomes difficult to pass, so please check the official directions.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 霊山寺（大分市）「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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