Katsuo-ji Temple
Founded in 727 and situated outside Osaka, Katsuo-ji is the 23rd temple on the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage. |
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Tahoto at Katsuoji temple. |
The temple belongs to the Shingon sect and its principal image is a 2.5 metre sandalwood carving of Kannon. |
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View of the pond and gardens. |
Katsuoji Temple is known for its Daruma dolls - Daruma being the Japanese word for Bodhidarma, the Indian monk who first brought Zen Buddhism to China. The dolls have a spherical shape because it is said that Bodhidarma meditated for so long that his arms and legs fell off. |
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Daruma dolls. |
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Katsuoji Temple's hondo. |
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Main gate. |
