10 Jul 2024

TEMPLE Mirokuji Mie Tawara

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Mirokuji Mie Tawara

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Mirokuji 弥勒寺 Miroku-Ji, Tawara
日朝山 Nitchozan, 弥勒寺 Mirokuji
名張市西田原2888 / Nabari city, Nishi-Tawara

The main statue is 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai.

- Chant of the temple
おん ころころ せんだり まとうぎ そわか

The temple was founded in 736 by 円了上人 Saint Enryo.
At that time, the main statue was 弥勒菩薩 Miroku Bosatsu
and the temple had a huge compound.
Around 770, 良弁上人 Saint Roben came to the temple and placed 薬師如来 a statue of Yakushi Nyorai here.
. 良弁僧正 Roben Sojo (689 - 773) .
There were also statues of Juichimen Kannon 十一面観音 Kannon with 11 faces, Sho Kannon 聖観音, 役行者 En no Gyoja and others.
Many Halls were built and destroyed over time.
The present-day main hall was built in 1979.

The most important temple treasues :
・国重要文化財 聖観音立像、木造、素地、170.5cm 藤原時代作。十一面観音立像、木造、素地、174.6cm 藤原時代作。
・県文化財 薬師如来坐像、木造、素地、143cm、藤原時代作。弥勒菩薩坐像、木造、素地、127cm、藤原~鎌倉初期作。(もと本尊)
・市文化財 役行者倚像、木造、素地寄木造、150cm、室町時代作。
Other statues were
聖観音 Sho Kannon、広目天 Komoku Ten, 多聞天 Tamon-Ten, 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O, 倶利伽羅龍王 Kurikara Ryu-O。
軸では、八方にらみの理源大師像、三宝荒神、釈迦涅槃図など多数が所蔵され、札所巡りや仏像鑑賞には欠かすことができない。
明治四十二年頃、村民の間で仏像八体を骨董商に売却する話が持ち上ったが反対論が出て無事救われたという話が残っている.

Highlights
This temple is called a treasure trove of Buddha Statues from the Fujiwara period.
On the mountain at the back of the temple around april grow many azaleas, ミヤマツツジ Miyama tsutsuji.
In June and July there flower the ajisai アジサイ hydrangeas.

- Ajisai Hortensia in the temple compound -


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shuin 朱印 stamp

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

大晦日~1月3日 初詣祈祷
1月10日    大般若初祈祷法要
4月8日     花まつり Hana-Matsuri
8月9日     施餓鬼大法要
8月24日    地蔵供養会式
毎日       交通安全祈願

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Also on the following pilgrimages :

- 西国薬師 Saikoku Pilgrimage to 49 Yakushi Temples . - Nr. 36
- 伊賀四国八十八カ所 Iga Shikoku 88 Temples . - bangai
月山霊場

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- source : google 弥勒寺 .
- reference source : mieshikoku88.net/list ... -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -



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This temple is Nr. 56 of the pilgrimage

. Mie Shikoku Henro 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場 .

. Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師 空海 (774 - 835) .

. Yakushi Nyorai 薬師如来 Bhaisajyaguru .


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幾曲りして弥勒寺へ初もみぢ -- 椛沢冨貴子
弥勒寺の中さら文の蚊遣かな -- 大場白水郎
弥勒寺の棟の左の山焼くる 河野静雲 -- 閻魔
弥勒寺の跡の草の実着けてきし -- 大江 Shu Un 朱雲

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


....................................................................... Gunma 群馬県 

Priest 中峰 Nakamine, a disciple of 天巽慶順 Tenson Keijun, had a very special talent.
Every evening he run down to the village to buy alcohol for his master.
After the death of Tenson he became a 護法天狗 protector Tengu.

. Tengu 天狗と伝説 Tengu legends from Gunma .

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沼田市 Numata city 池田村 Ikeda village

. Chuho Sonja 中峰尊者 (チュウホウソンジャ) .
and the Tengu mask from 迦葉山 Mount Kashozan




....................................................................... Miyagi 宮城県 
登米郡 Tome district 中田町 Nakata town

. kuchiyose miko (口寄せ巫女 or "spirit medium shaman")
(itako いたこ) who speak on behalf of the deceased .

The local Miko often tells the relatives of a diseased person
"弥勒寺詣りをしてくれ" to go to 弥勒寺 the Temple Miroku-Ji.
The relatives bring a robe of the diseased as an offering.
Therefore in the 弥勒堂 Miroku Hall there are many cloths.

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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -

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