Kongōfuku-ji

Kongōfuku-ji
金剛福寺
Hondō of Kongōfuku-ji
Religion
AffiliationShingon, Chisan sect
DeitySenju Kannon Bosatsu
Location
LocationTosashimizu, Kōchi-ken
CountryJapan
Architecture
FounderGyōki
Completed822

Kongōfuku-ji (金剛福寺) is a Buzan Shingon temple in Tosashimizu, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. Temple 38 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the deity that is worshipped at this temple is Sahasra-bhuja, or Senju Kannon Bosatsu (千手観音菩薩) in Japanese. The temple is said to have been founded by Gyōki in 822.

Kongōfuku-ji is 85 km south of Temple 37 (Iwamoto-ji) and can take an average pilgrim 30 hours to reach on foot. This is the furthest distance between two temples on the Shikoku Pilgrimage.