FUDO - Fukui Fudo-Ji

LINK
http://fudosama.blogspot.jp/2014/05/hokuriku-pilgrims-info.html

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Asahisan Fudooji 朝日山不動寺 Fudo-Ji
4 Chome-1-12 Nishikida, Fukui,　福井市
Somewhere in the mountain range of Asuwa Yama 足羽山山麓

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Asahisan Fudoji Temple in Fukui city.



Built in 1711, the statues of this temple have been protecting local people here from natural disasters and evils in their lives. Asahisan can roughly be translated as 'a mountain of morning sun'.
Before the temple was built, people were suffering from natural disasters. Since there was a saying here that if Fudomyoo (Acala) is placed in the morning sun he would save humans from harm's way, people built this temple at the foot of Mt. Asuwa, aka, the place under the morning sun (Asahisan) in the hope that the Fudomyoo would protect them. When you look at the formidable-looking statues of Fudomyoo here, you may probably be convinced that they could truly protect us!
- source : Takako Sakamoto


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