安楽寺の本尊は薬師如来で、治癒や健康が寺の信仰の中心にあります。

The temple's founder studied Zen in Song China and returned to Japan in 1246 on the same ship as Lanxi Daolong, the famous priest who established Kamakura's Kencho-ji temple.

徳島の安楽寺は四国八十八箇所の第6番札所で、日本を代表する巡礼路の一寺です。

Two remarkably realistic wooden statues of priests from 1329 sit in the temple, crafted by a carpenter named Hyobu. They show an unusual level of detail compared to later sculptures of that era.