Daigo-ji | |
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醍醐寺 | |
![]() The Five-story Pagoda, a National Treasure of Japan | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism |
Deity | Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaiṣajyaguru) |
Rite | Daigo Shingon |
Location | |
Location | Fushimi-ku, Kyoto |
Country | Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 34°57′05″N 135°49′15″E / 34.95139°N 135.82083°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Shōbō |
Date established | 874 |
Completed | 1997 (Partial-Reconstruction) |
Website | |
http://www.daigoji.or.jp/ |
Daigo-ji (Japanese: 醍醐寺) is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Its main devotion (honzon) is Yakushi. Daigo, literally "ghee", is used figuratively to mean "crème de la crème" and is a metaphor of the most profound part of Buddhist thoughts.[1]