88 Temple Pilgrimage (Shikoku)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/88_Temple_Pilgrimage_(Shikoku)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Buddhist_temple
gptkbp:alternativeName	gptkb:Shikoku_Henro gptkb:Shikoku_88-temple_pilgrimage gptkb:Shikoku_Junrei
gptkbp:annualPilgrimage	thousands
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Kūkai
gptkbp:canBe	gptkb:bus gptkb:car walking
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:culturalSignificance	important Japanese spiritual journey
gptkbp:hasTemple	gptkb:Ehime_Prefecture gptkb:Kōchi_Prefecture gptkb:Kagawa_Prefecture gptkb:Tokushima_Prefecture 88
gptkbp:historicalName	9th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	88 Temple Pilgrimage (Shikoku)
gptkbp:language	Japanese
gptkbp:length	about 1,200 kilometers
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Shikoku
gptkbp:notableFeature	pilgrims often seek spiritual healing pilgrims often walk clockwise pilgrims receive stamps at each temple pilgrims recite sutras at each temple route passes through mountains, coasts, and cities temples numbered 1 to 88
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Ryōzen-ji gptkb:Ōkuboji gptkb:Ishite-ji gptkb:Konsen-ji gptkb:Zentsū-ji
gptkbp:pilgrimageBook	nōkyōchō
gptkbp:pilgrimageSite	year-round
gptkbp:pilgrimageStamp	shuin
gptkbp:pilgrimsCalled	henro
gptkbp:purpose	spiritual merit homage to Kūkai
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:roadType	circular
gptkbp:traditionalDress	white clothing sedge hat kongō-zue (walking stick)
gptkbp:traditionalEndPoint	gptkb:Ōkuboji
gptkbp:traditionalStartPoint	gptkb:Ryōzen-ji
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus	not a World Heritage Site (as of 2024)
gptkbp:visitedBy	gptkb:pilgrims
gptkbp:website	https://www.shikokuhenrotrail.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4