The principal image wooden standing statue of Bhaisajyaguru (Important Cultural Property) was created during the latter part of the Heian period and has come to be worshipped as 'Chichi Bhaisajyaguru' (healthy breast-feeding Bhaisajyaguru) as it is believed that praying to the statue will improve the flow of breast milk. |
本尊薬師如来立像(重文)は平安時代後期の作で、この像に祈願すると女性の乳の出がよくなるとされ、「乳薬師」として信仰を集めている。 |