Daigo-ji

Daigo-ji
醍醐寺
The Five-story Pagoda, a National Treasure of Japan
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
Deity	Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaiṣajyaguru)
Rite	Daigo Shingon
Location
Location	Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
Country	Japan
Geographic coordinates	34°57′05″N 135°49′15″E / 34.95139°N 135.82083°E / 34.95139; 135.82083
Architecture
Founder	Shōbō
Date established	874
Completed	1997 (Reconstruction)
Website
http://www.daigoji.or.jp/

Daigo-ji (Japanese: 醍醐寺) is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Its main devotion (honzon) is Yakushi. Daigo, literally "ghee", is used figuratively to mean "crème de la crème" and is a metaphor of the most profound part of Buddhist thoughts.^[1]