@The temple was founded by Tairano Shigemori
in the 2 nd year of Jisho (1178 ) . He broke
his divine trip to Kumano at this temple
to celebrate the completion . Buddha's bones
from China under the dynasty of Sung and
the image of Nyoirin -kannon for the guard
of Minamoto Yoshitomo were worshipped in
the temple . But some time or other Fudo
-myoo took the place of the main image of
the Nyoirin-kannon and was famous as its
name of Yakuyoke (protecting people against
evils ) Tanabe Fudoson . The temple was burned
to ashes by Oda Nobunaga in the 2 nd year
of Genki( 1571 ) but the two treasures survived
. One is the Fudo-myoo and its subordinates
which was made of silk and color-painted
and is designated as the important cultural
asset , the other is the Zaogongen -ryuzo(standing
figure ) which was made of copper and is
designated as the cultural asset by Osaka
Prefecture .There is a big camphor tree about
750 years old and is designated as the natural
monument by Osaka Prefecture.
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