Hokai-ji Temple
Situated just north of Uji, Hokai-ji is one of a handful of extant Amida halls built by Heian aristocrats in the mid-11th century when the degeneration of Buddhist Law (mappo) was believed to begin. |
|
Yakushi hall. |
The main hall contains a magnificent statue of Amida, comparable to the more well known image at Byodo-in. |
|
Amida. |
|
Amida hall. |
|