綾部観光案内１/ Sightseeing point of Ayabe 1

１．安国寺 / Ankoku Temple

本尊：釈迦三尊坐像（重要文化財）

９９３年創建のお寺。建設当初は光福寺と呼ばれていました。
後に上杉氏の菩提寺となり、足利将軍家により景徳山安国寺と改められた。

この地は室町幕府を興した足利尊氏が生まれた場所でもあり、尊氏の産湯の井戸、
尊氏とその母上杉清子の墓も残されています。

本尊以外にも木造地蔵菩薩半跏像がある。





Dedicated to Seated figure of Buddha with two attendants

This temple was founded in 993.
At the beginning, it was called KOFUKU temple.
After a few centuries, the temple became UESUGI family's temple.
Then the temple was re-named KEITOKU ZAN ANKOKU temple by ASHIKAGA shogun family.

This place is famous for the birth place of Takauji Ashikaga who began MUROMACHI regime.
There are a will which Takauji got first bath, and tombs of Takauji and his mother Kiyoko Uesugi.

In addition toBuddha figure, there is wooden figure of Ksitigarbha. (Budhisattva who looks over
children, traveller and underworld)