Anraku-ji (安楽寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Sōtō school in Bessho Onsen, Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is the oldest Zen temple in Nagano Prefecture. The main hall (hon-dō) has a thatched roof and enshrines an image of Sakyamuni flanked by Manjusri and Samantabhadra as principal object of worship.[1] Anraku-ji is best known for having the only extant octagonal pagoda in Japan.[2][3] | ||||||
Affiliation: Buddhist | ||||||
Location: Bessho Onsen, Ueda, Nagano Prefecture | ||||||