1 Jun 2023

DARUMA - Darumapedia on Facebook


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Darumapedia on Facebook

- The latest news is always HERE:



. Daruma Museum - Newsletter . 　


. . . . . Expanded older entries will be added here since 2016:
. groups.io/g/darumapediamemo .


. Darumapedia - small news BLOG .

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The Darumapedia has expanded over the years.
Here is a list (growing) of my presence on facebook :

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. Joys of Japan - Main Gallery . 　　




. Joys of Japan - Poetry for Tohoku . 　　



. Tohoku Japan - Information . 　　




. WASHOKU - Japanese Food Culture . 　　

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. MINGEI - Japanese Folk Art . 　　



. Kokeshi Gallery . 　　



. Japanese Festivals - Matsuri . 　　




. Japanese Interior Gallery . 　　


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. Japanese Literature . 　　



. Japanese People . 　　




. Japanese Calendar Days . 　　


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. Edo - the Edo Period . 　　



. Edo - Senryu 川柳 .


. Edo culture via Ukiyo-E　浮世絵 .



. Gofunai 御符内 88 Henro temples in Edo .


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. Fudo Myo-O 不動明王　. 　　



. Jizo Bosatsu Gallery 地蔵菩薩　 .

- and more -
. Buddha Statues - Japanese Deities . 　　



. Enku - Master Carver　円空　 .




. Buddhist Temples - Japan . 　　



. Shinto Shrines - Japan . 　　



. Ta no Kami Yama no Kami 田の神　山の神　 .

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. Japan in Spring . 　　

. Japan in Summer . 　　

. Japan in Autumn . 　　

. Japan in Winter . 　　


. Japan - New Year Season . 　　




. Fujisan Gallery - Japan . 　　



. Dragon Gallery - Asian Art and Animals . 　　



. Japan - Animals . 　　

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. Haiku Culture Magazin .



. Matsuo Basho .



. Kobayashi Issa .



. Yosa Buson .



. Masaoka Shiki .


. Mongolia Saijiki - Mongolian Haiku . 　　



. WKD - World Kigo Database . 　



. Japanese Haiku Poets　 . 　　



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. Kappa 河童　- Kappa san on facebook .



. Manekineko 招き猫　The Beckoning Cat .



. Tengupedia 天狗　- the Tengu Goblins of Japan .



. Onipedia 鬼　- the Demons of Japan .



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. My Treasure Box . 　　

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- The latest news is always HERE:


. Darumapedia - Newsletter . 　


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25 Mar 2023

TEMPLE - Chokoji Kannon Ise


Chokoji Kannon Tomida

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. Japan - Shrines and Temples - Index .
. Buddhist Temples and their Legends .
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .
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Chookooji 長興寺 Choko-Ji, Tomida
富田山 Tomidazan 長興寺 Chokoji
四日市市富田3-1-16 / Yokkaichi Tomida

The Kannon statue is 聖観音 / 正観音 Sho Kannon.

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It is believed that the temple's history started in Yōrō period (717-724)
with an enshrinement of Buddha Yakushi (Buddha of Medicine and Healing).
According to the legend, six years later a monk named 泰澄大師 Taichō, who was on a pilgrimage around the country,
stayed here for the night. In his dream he saw Buddha Yakushi,
who told him: Make a Buddhist statue from the big tree up front and save people.
When he woke up, he looked at the tree and saw an image of Dainichi Nyorai (Great Illuminating Buddha) in it.
He did as he was told in his dream and carved a statue of Dainichi Nyorai in one day and one night.
Because the statue was granting all types of peoples' wishes, very quickly a temple was built around it.
In July of 817 the temple was rebuilt by 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi Kūkai (774-835), the founder of Shingon sect.
In 1242 a monk named 満月上人 Mangetsu became a new temporary abbot.
He added a new building to the complex and named the temple 北島長興寺 Kitajima Chōkō-ji.
At the beginning this temple was used as a shelter for the poor, sick, and for the orphans.
Since the 9th Century it belonged to Tendai school of Buddhism but in 1545,
when the Lord of Tomida castle 南部兼綱 Nambu Kanetsuna rebuilt this temple
and made it his bodai-ji (a temple performing ceremonies for the souls of clan members),
it changed to Sōtō branch of Zen Buddhism.
In September of the same year Kanetsuna presented a small bell and a gong to 照山 Shōzan, the abbot of Chōkō-ji.
Since then the temple was protected by the Lords of the nearby castle.
On the 28th of May 1564, during the times of abbot 鉄門和尚 Tetsumon,
the temple was moved from Kitajima area to a former site of Tomida castle.
At the time it probably used to stand just beside the 鳥出神社 Toride Shrine
but had to be moved to the current location due to construction of the Kansai line train tracks.
In October of 1568 the temple lost its buildings during Oda Nobunaga's assault on Ise province.
In 1573 all Buddhist statues including Bishamon (God of Treasure, Wealth, and Warriors)
and Goddess Kannon were deposited at Tarusakasan Kannon-ji.
The Main Hall of Chōkō-ji was rebuilt once again in 1766 and in the following year
it was granted a status of an official sub-temple of Eihei-ji (the main temple of Zen Sōtō school).
It probably happened at the times of 慧鏡禅師 Sakudonō the 8th abbot of Chōkō-ji.
The 45th abbot of Eihei-ji 湛海大和 Hōsan Tankai and the 46th abbot of Eihei-ji 彌山良須 Misan Ryōshu
were honorifically called the 1st and the 2nd founder of Chōkō-ji.
The 10th abbot of Chōkō-ji Tenmyō followed the will of the previous abbots
and continued the repairs and further construction of the temple.
Thank to him the temple flourished and became a praying ground for people of the six villages in Tomida area.
In the February of 1834 the Gate with a bell tower was erected.
In 1844 a ceremony of unveiling the main statue of Dainichi Nyorai was held.
It was followed with theatrical performance and other entertainment for the local community.
The Main Hall was destroyed by an earthquake that occurred on the 14th of June 1854.
It was once again rebuilt and finished on the 17th of March 1879 by the 17th abbot 竹童和尚 Chikudō.
Until then Chōkō-ji had experienced the difficult times of Meiji Restoration and anti-Buddhist movements.
In the Meiji period (1868-1912) the abbot's quarters were changed
to a temporary building of Tomida Primary School and the Main Hall became
a temporary building of Mie Prefecture 2nd Junior High School.
Chōkō-ji was a part of the Tomida area history where local festivals and memorial service for the hunted whales were held.
But in 1953 the temple's grounds were cut in half by a road and the temple has lost its historical shape.
In 1996 the Gate with the bell tower was dismantled due to its poor condition.
The old Main Hall, which was struck by an earthquake in 1944
and flooded during the 1959's typhoon, had to be taken down and rebuilt.
A new Main Hall was finished in 2001.
- source : isekannon .. chokoji ...

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- reference source : isekannon.jp/english ... -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -



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This temple is Nr. 27 of the pilgrimage
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Shō Kannon 聖観音 / 正観音 Sho Kannon / 聖観世音菩薩

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. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .


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豊橋市 Toyohashi city

niryu no matsu 二龍の松 two dragon pine trees
An old tree may have a mysterious atmosphere or a spirit.
At 長興寺 the Temple Choko-Ji there were two largen pine trees like two children playing.

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. Temples with legends .

. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .

. Japan - Shrines and Temples - Index .

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TEMPLE - Shogenji Yakushi Saga


Shogenji Yakushi Tosu

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. Buddhist Temples and their Legends .
. 49 Yakushi Temples in Kyushu 九州四十九薬師霊場 .
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Shoogenji 昌元寺 Shogen-Ji, Tosu
光林山 Korinzan 昌元寺 Shogenji
佐賀県鳥栖市田代上町206 / Saga, Tosu city, Tashirokan town

The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.

The Hall for Yakushi Nyorai.

- The altar of the main hall

The date of the founding is not clear.

A group of 六地蔵 Six Jizo Bosatsu statues in the compound.

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- source : omairi.club ...
- source : oyakushi.com ...
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This temple is Nr. 48 of the pilgrimage
. 49 Yakushi Temples in Kyushu 九州四十九薬師霊場 .

. 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai Bhaisajyaguru .
the Buddha of Medicine and Healing

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. Temples with legends .

. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .

. Japan - Shrines and Temples - Index .

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