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Katsuo-ji Temple, Osaka
According to an English language brochure given out at the temple, the site was first occupied late in the Nara period by two priests, Zenchu and Zensan.
The Mirokuji temple was erected in 765. The name "Katsuo-ji" was given by the Emperor Seiwa. The present Main Hall and Temple Gate were rebuilt by
Hideyori Toyotomi.
Founded in 727 and situated outside Osaka, Katsuo-ji is the 23rd temple on the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage.
 Tahoto at Katsuoji temple
The temple belongs to the Shingon sect and its principal image is a 2.5 metre sandalwood carving of Kannon.
 View of the pond and gardens
Katsuoji Temple is known for its Daruma dolls - Daruma being the Japanese word for Bodhidarma, the Indian monk who first brought Zen Buddhism to China.
The dolls have a spherical shape because it is said that Bodhidarma meditated for so long that his arms and legs fell off.
 Katsuoji Temple's hondo.
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