Tokushima Pref.

The Zen temple of the Rinzai sect (Rin Zaishu) Myoshinji school, which stands at the foot of the mountain at Byeshan. It is known for its Ikizumi-style garden, which was built in the early Edo period. The garden, which cleverly uses the slopes at the foot of the mountain, is equipped with tea rooms and a triple treasure pagoda, and has a sophisticated style. The Kiri Shitan lantern, which carved a statue of Maria on lanterns during the Edo period when Christianity was banned, and which he pretended to be Jizo-son, cannot be overlooked.

The main Buddha is a Maitreya bodhisattva, which appears in this world and is said to save the sentient life, 5.67 billion years after the death of the Buddha, and is the only future Buddha in the Shikoku Reiba. As the Hirohō Daishi practiced in this area, the Maitreya appeared along with many bodhisattvas to perform preaching, so the Daishi carved the figure into a spirit tree and erected the Dou to make it the main temple. The gaiji was erected by the disciples of the Daishi, Shen Ren Shen, Prayoken and others. It was burned by the soldiers of the Shōen-Jen (1573-92), and the Hisuga family re-emerged in Manji 2 (1659). It enshrines the Daiji on the crotch of the tree of the sacred tree of Araragi on the right hand side of the main hall, and is called the "Araragi Daiji".

聖武天皇の命で全国に建立された国分寺の一つで、行基が開基。当時は鎮護国家の祈願所として七重塔を備えた大伽藍だったが、天正年間(1573～92)の長宗我部勢の兵火により堂塔は焼失。その後、寛保元年(1741)に吼山養師和尚により再建されたときに曹洞宗寺院となる。天保年間(1830～44)に大師堂が建つなど、長い年月をかけて再建。現在の重層入母屋造の本堂は文化文政年間(1804～30)に再建、聖武天皇と光明皇后の位牌が祀られている。境内には地元阿波産の青石の巨石を使った豪快な石組の名勝阿波国分寺庭園がある。