Senko-ji Temple

Senko-ji Temple, Osaka

Senko-ji Temple

全興寺· Temple

About

Heaven and hell are talked about often enough. This is an unusual temple where you can see both while still alive. After taking the check that rates your degree of paradise and your degree of hell, you can go on into the hell hall, where Enma, the king of hell, receives you and lurid paintings set out what judgment each kind of sin brings. In the paradise side, the Land of the Buddhas, sand from each of the temples of the Saigoku eighty-eight sacred sites is held inside the stair handrail, and you sit under stained glass of a mandala depicting the world of the Buddhas and meditate. Coming here may change the way you live.

Translated from the Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City tourist listings (観光施設一覧, CC BY 4.0).

Getting there

Hirano 653 m away in a straight line, not a walking route Open in Google Maps 〒 547-0044 大阪市平野区平野本町4-12-21
As the listing prints it JR大和路線「平野駅」南口 Osaka Metro谷町線「平野駅」4号出口 徒歩12分

Good to know

Designated cultural properties

Osaka Prefecture's list of designated cultural properties names this place as the owner of 8. Objects are not necessarily on view.

木造 地蔵菩薩坐像 Sculpture
木造 聖徳太子立像 Sculpture
木造 薬師如来坐像 Sculpture
木造役行者倚像 Sculpture
石造板碑 Historical material
絹本著色 十一面観音菩薩画像 Painting

And 2 more on the list. 大阪府 文化財一覧 (CC BY 4.0), current at 2024-05-01. Joined by owner name; long names are shortened to the buildings or the object.

Nearby

Listed in 大阪府・大阪市 観光施設一覧 (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0). Photo credits are on the terms page.