Fujii-dera (藤井寺) is a Zen Buddhist temple in Japan. It is the 11th site of the Shikoku Pilgrimage.
History In 815, Kūkai visited the area and built a temple to house a statue of Yakushi Nyorai. The nearby mountains were ravaged by the fires during the Tenshō period. In 1832, a fire destroyed most of the temple, the current building were finished in 1860. A Cloud Dragon design on the ceiling in the Main Hall of the temple was painted by a local artist in 1977.
Yakushi Nyorai A statue of Yakushi Nyorai in the temple is known for protection from disasters. The statue has always survived fires from the temple.
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