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Itano, Tokushima Prefecture
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Dainichi-ji was burned during the Tensho era by forces of Chosokabe Motochika, then rebuilt in the early Edo period.
The temple's principal image switched in the Meiji era: an Eleven-Faced Kannon from the neighboring shrine replaced the original Dainichi Nyorai statue, which was demoted to a side position after centuries as the main deity.
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Dainichi-ji was burned during the Tensho era by forces of Chosokabe Motochika, then rebuilt in the early Edo period.
The temple's principal image switched in the Meiji era: an Eleven-Faced Kannon from the neighboring shrine replaced the original Dainichi Nyorai statue, which was demoted to a side position after centuries as the main deity.
Dainichi-ji is Temple No. 13 on the 88-temple Shikoku Pilgrimage in Tokushima.
Until 1868, pilgrims actually visited Ichinomiya Shrine across the road to collect their temple stamps, not Dainichi-ji itself. The shrine was considered part of the pilgrimage route during the Edo period.
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