Daigo-ji
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.
| Daigo-ji | |
|---|---|
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 |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Shōbō |
| Date established | 874 |
| Completed | 1997 (Reconstruction) |
| Website | |
| http://www.daigoji.or.jp/ | |
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