Eifukuji temple
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TEL : 075-255-3305 Address : 503, Higashigawacho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto Access : Hankyu Kyoto Main Line Kyoto Kawaramachi > 10 minutes walk Hours : Opning 8:00 – Closing 17:00 (Winter 16:30) Entrance fee : free |
Introduction to Eifukuji temple
Eifukuji Temple enshrines Bhaisajyaguru (Medicine Buddha) as its principal image. There is a story at this temple about a monk who bought octopus for his sick mother, but was questioned as to whether a monk should eat it. The octopus then turned into a sutra scroll and cured his mother of her illness.
A statue of an octopus is enshrined in the main hall.
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