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6 Nov 2016

FUDO pilgrims - Koboji Kyushu 48


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. 九州88ヶ所108霊場 Kyushu - 88 and 108 temples .
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Koobooji 弘法寺 Kobo-Ji
Nr. 48 - Yakuyoke Daishi

Kagoshima 鹿児島

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鹿児島県鹿屋市串良町下小原4679-1
Kushiracho Shimoobaru, Kanoya, Kagoshima

The main statues is Dainichi Nyorai
at his side are Kobo Daishi and Fudo Myo-O

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本尊:大日如来 脇侍:弘法大師、不動明王



五大明王 Godai Myo-O

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- reference source : synapse.ne.jp/koubouji/potfile -


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弘法寺内の滝行場 waterfall rituals
(Note the two statues of Kappa on the right !)


厄除大師 yakuyoke Daishi stone statue
聖観音菩薩 Sho Kannon stone statue
役行者 神変大菩薩 En no Gyoja stone statue
薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai stone statue - standing
水子地蔵 Mizuko Jizo stone statue
馬頭観音 Bato Kannon stone statue
Graveyard with 6 Jizo and Fudo Myo-O statues

- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : synapse.ne.jp/koubouji

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- - - - - Yearly Festivals 年中行事

毎年2月の第一日曜日 Every year on the first Sunday in February
厄除開運・節分星祭大護摩祈祷会を厳修

毎月第二、第四、日曜日午前- 護摩供養 Goma Kuyo

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. 弘法寺 Kobo-Ji in Tsugaru, Aomori .
青森県つがる市木造吹原屏風山1-244
o-yasumi Daishi お休み大師 Kobo Daishi taking a rest.

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. 九州88ヶ所108霊場 Kyushu - 88 and 108 temples .
Pilgrimage

. Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Introduction .
 

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. Narita Fudo 成田不動尊 .
Temple Shinshooji 新勝寺 Shinsho-Ji

. O-Mamori お守り Amulets and talismans from Japan . 

. Japanese Temples - ABC list - .


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3 Nov 2016

FUDO - Ganjoji Itabashi Kanto Pilgrims


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Ganjooji 願成寺 Ganjo-Ji

Nr. 36 清安山 板橋不動院 Itabashi Fudo-In - Ganjo-Ji
- 安産子育不動尊 - Anzan Koyasu Fudo
Seianzan 清安山 不動院 Fudo-In
Ibaraki prefecture 意密の道場 - imitsu

. 北関東三十六不動尊霊場
36 Fudo Temples in Northern Kanto .
 

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2370-1 Itabashi, Tsukubamirai / 茨城県つくばみらい市板橋2370

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Itabashi Fudo-son,
or formally named Seian-san Ganjoji Fudoin Temple, is a temple of Shingon Sect. The temple was established by the great priest Kukai in 808. It had been burnt down by several fires, and in the 16th century, the temple was rebuilt by a high ranked Shingon Sect priest. The Fudo-son (the Buddhist divinity of fire) at this temple is worshipped by a lot of people for his power of bringing about easy delivery and successful childcare.
There are a lot of cultural properties at this temple including National Important Cultural Properties of the statues of Fudo Myoo and Ryo-doji, both of which were carved by Kukai himself, and prefectural Important Cultural Properties of the Main Hall, Sakura-Gate, and the 3-story Pagoda. The 3-story Pagoda was renovated in 1996.
This is one of the few temples in the prefecture which are composed of seven major buildings.
- source : nippon-kichi.jp -



- Map of the buildings

三重塔  three-storied pagoda

谷原大師八十八ヶ所霊場
walking the 88 pilgrim temples, Yawara Daishi

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shuin 朱印 stamp



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- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : fudouin.webnode.jp

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1月1日~7日   初詣で護摩祈祷
1月28日      初不動 お開帳
2月節分       豆まき お開帳
8月10日      施餓鬼法要
11月1日~30日 七五三成長祈願              
11月28日     秋大縁日お開帳

毎月28日      縁日護摩祈祷

毎日   安産子育・成長安全
赤ちゃん初詣り、厄年厄除
自動車交通安全祈祷

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. Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Introduction .
 

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. Narita Fudo 成田不動尊 .
Temple Shinshooji 新勝寺 Shinsho-Ji

. O-Mamori お守り Amulets and talismans from Japan . 

. Japanese Temples - ABC list - .


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29 Jul 2016

FUDO - Sojogatani Fudo Kyoto


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Soojoogadani Fudoo Doo 僧正ガ谷不動堂
Fudo Hall in Sojogatani
僧正谷

Sojo-ga-dani Fudo-do (Fudo Hall in Sojo Valley)
京都市左京区鞍馬本町 / 1074 Kurama Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto

Both readings are given, Sojogatani and Sojogadani.



The Fudo Hall is home to a statue of Fudo Myo-O carved by Dengyo Daishi. In his desire to spread Tendai Buddhism, he performed a special ritual before carving the statue.
ittoo sanrai 一刀三礼 carving one part and praying three times


. Saicho, Dengyo Daishi 伝教大師最澄 .
(766-822)

The valley 僧正谷 Sojogatani is more famous for the tales about Ushiwakamaru.

Many old Sugi cedar trees grow in the surrounding forest, which is also the stage for the 鞍馬天狗 Kurama Tengu tales about 牛若丸 Ushiwakamaru.
Opposite the Fudo Hall is
Gikeidoo 義経堂 Gikei-Do, a hall dedicated to Yoshitsune (Ushiwakamaru)

. 牛若丸 Ushiwakamaru 源の義経 Minamoto no Yoshitsune .


At Sojogatani in the Kurama mountains
Ushiwakamaru learns sword fighting from a Tengu
歌川広重 Utagawa Hiroshige

義経 is read Yoshitsune or Gikei.

. Kurama Yama 鞍馬山 Mount Kurama in Kyoto .




大聖不動明王 Daisho Fudo Myo-O


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source : kifulog.shogi.or.jp/kisei
郷田棋王 の扇子「一刀三礼」
The fan of Shogi player 郷田 真隆 Goda Masataka

ittoo sanrai 一刀三礼 itto sanrai
carving one stroke with the blade and praying three times

for copying the sutra
ichiji sanrai 一字三礼
writing one letter and praying three times

for painting a Buddha
ippitsu sanrai 一筆三礼
painting one part and praying three times


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ittou sanrai 一刀三礼
Also ichiji sanrai 一字三礼, ittou sanpai 一刀三拝.
Lit. to worship three times with every stroke.
A practice employed by an artist carving a Buddhist image, who would pray to the Buddha three times after every stroke of a knife.
Ichiji sanrai, means to worship three times with every letter, a practice carried out by an artist copying a Buddhist sutra, who would pray three times after every letter that he wrote.
The idea of ittou sanrai is said to originate in the Kamakura period, and represented a deep Buddhist faith expressed in the piety of the artist in the making of the image. It is not known whether any Buddhist statues were actually made according to this process, but there are legends associated with many temples that indicate the practice was used.
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. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .

.................... Gunma 群馬県
高崎市 Takasaki

Long ago on the banks of the Usui River 碓氷川, there was a thatched hut housing a statue of Kannon 観音様, the bodhisattva of compassion. Legend has it that after a flood the villagers found an old log of fragrant wood and placed it in the hut. One day, during the Enpoo period (circa 1680), an old ascetic named Ichiryo Koji 一了居士 arrived and reverently carved a seated figure of Daruma Daishi out of the piece of fragrant wood, praying after each stroke.
Subsequently, both statues were enshrined there.



The Fuku-Daruma originated here at the Shorinzan Daruma-Ji. Shinetsu, the founder of this temple, began a custom of giving the farmers pictures of Bodhidharma, which he would draw with a single brushstroke, as a talisman to ward off evil during the year.

. 少林山達磨寺 Shorinzan Dharma-ji .


.................... Miyagi 宮城県
白井市 Shiroi, 下戸沢 Shimotozawa

Tobifudoo 飛び不動 "the Flying Fudo"
It is said Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師 carved this statue with respect to Itto Sanrai.
Once the Fudo Hall was all in flames, so the statue flew for a secure place in a rock cave. This is the reason why the halo of the statue has scratches - from the rock cave. So this statue does not have a halo any more.
In 1731 during the Great Earthquake on the 7th day of the 9th lunar month a huge boulder came down from the mountain behind the hall, but only one pillar of the small hall was crashed and like a miracle again the statue was not hurt.

. Legends about Fudo お不動さま from Miyagi .

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- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -

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. Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Fudo Pilgrims .



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12 Jun 2016

FUDO - Rokuji Myo-O


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Rokuji Myoo-Oo, Rokuji Myō-ō 六字明王 Rokuji Myo-O
Enlightened King of the Six Words

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Rokuji Ten 六字天
黒六字 Black Six Words 黒仏 "Black Buddha"


This is a very powerful deity to prevent the influence of evil.
He often looks like a Kannon with black skin. He stands on the left foot, the right one is bent backward at the knee.



六字大明王陀羅尼 Rokuji Myo-O Darani Ritual Spell
六字大明呪 Rojuji Daimyo Ju
- - - - - Shingon Mantra of Rokuji Myo-O
オン
ギャーチギャーチュー
ギャービチ
カンジュー カンジュー
タチバチ ソワカ



口奄(オーン)・麼(マ)・手尼(ニ)
鉢訥(ペ)・銘(メ)・吽(フーン)

Chanting this Mantra will prevent bad influence, protect from deasters and grant a long life.
「悪霊調伏」「息災延命」
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六字明王 = 六字天


source : jikisinndoujyou 八葉山 天華院 - 六字明王



source : rakushisha.ocnk.net - 六字天

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Rokuji Myō-ō 六字明王
Literally "Six-Syllable Luminescent King."
The below two drawings share certain iconographical similarities with the 12th-century monochrome drawing of Myōken  and the 13th-century painting of Sonjō-ō at Miidera. In all of them, we see the four-armed one-headed central deity holding the sun disk and moon disk, with right foot raised behind the opposite knee. However, in the below drawings, the deity is portrayed atop a lotus, whereas the earlier images show her atop a dragon. The drawings also portray the deity holding different objects. Rokuji Myō-ō appears in the Rokuji Jinjuōkyō 六字神咒王經 sutra, where the deity is described as the central icon (honzon 本尊) in esoteric rituals (known as the Chōbuku Shinpō 調伏信法 or Chōbuku-hō 調伏法) to ward off evil spirits, enemies, and malicious influences.


Drawing from 12th-century Japanese text

Notes on the Rokuji Mandala 六字経曼荼羅.
Also called the Rokujikyō (Rokujikyo Mandala), literally Six Letter Mandala or Six-Syllable Incantation.
Centered on Shaka Nyorai 釈迦 (the Historical Buddha) holding a gold wheel (hōrin 法輪).
See Hokuto Mandala (Big Dipper Mandala) for more about this form of Shaka.
The central deity is surrounded by Six Kannon (Roku Kannon 六観音), and the group of seven appear within a moon disc. At the top of the mandala are two flying celestials (hiten 飛天); at the bottom are images of Fudō Myō-ō 不動明王 and Daiitoku Myō-ō 大威徳明王, and positioned between them are six figures venerating a smaller moon disc. The deity is also said to be the composite reward body (総合成就身) of the Roku Kannon who protect people in each of the six realms of karmic rebirth.
Says JAANUS: "Images of the Six Kannon began to be made as offerings for the welfare of the dead and for personal salvation in the first half of the 10th century. The Six Kannon appear in the most common form of the Rokujikyō Mandala, which from the Heian period was the focus of the Rokujikyōhō 六字経法, a Shingon ritual used particularly for sickness and childbirth. The six forms of Kannon often appear along with their corresponding Sanskrit bonjimon 梵字文.

Twenty-Eight Constellations
28 Moon Lodges, 28 Lunar Mansions
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. Senyuuji 仙遊寺 Senyu-Ji .  
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たちよりて作礼の堂にやすみつつ  
六字を唱え経を読むべし
Tachi yorite sarei no dō ni yasumitsutsu rokuji o tonae kyō o yomubeshi


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rokuji myougou 六字名号 (rokuji myogo)
Lit. Six Character Name

The six Chinese characters used to write 'Namu Amida Butsu 南無阿弥陀仏'
An homage to the Buddha *Amida 阿弥陀, generally referred to as the nenbutsu 念仏, a chant that devotees believed would ensure one's salvation in Amida's Pure Land gokuraku 極楽. The Six Characters may be written in ink, embroidered or printed. Sometimes the Six Characters are incorporated with illustrations of the Six Realms of Reincarnation *rokudou-e 六道絵. A well-known sculpted image is the statue of the priest *Kuuya 空也 (903-72) in Rokuharamitsuji 六波羅密寺 in Kyoto, in which the Six Characters are represented by six miniature images of Amida coming out of the priest's mouth. Kuji myougou 九字名号 or "Nine Character Name," refers to a variant name for Amida written with nine characters, 'Namu Fukashigikou Nyorai 南無不可思議光如来.'
Written forms of Amida icons also employ Sanskrit letters shuji 種字.
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Rites, Rice, and Rokuji Myōō
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"Dipper Worship or gejutsu 外術 Practice?
Framing Rokujiten 六字天 in Medieval Japan"

This presentation proposes to explore the iconography and ritual of Rokujiten 六字天, an esoteric manifestation of Kannon invoked during exorcistic rituals of the Shingon school of Buddhism in the Heian and Kamakura periods.
Although Rokujiten is said to instantiate the rokuji dai myōju 六字大名呪, the renowned six-syllable dhāranī of Kannon expounded in the Kārandavyūha sutra, its representations are identical to those of two other deities worshipped within Tōmitsu and Taimitsu circles as incarnations of the Pole Star: Myōken 妙見 and Sonjōō 尊星王.
Taking as a point of departure a lavish example currently in the possession of Hōjūin 宝寿院, dated to the 14th century, I suggest that instead of resulting from a conflation between these two deities, Rokujiten was a carefully crafted product.
First, I present how ritual sources draw a clear picture of Rokujiten aimed at setting it apart—both in terms of iconography and ritual—from Pole Star imagery. Then, by looking at the way that Kamakura-period ritual sources addressed its striking similarities with icons connected with the Dipper, I explore the possible temple and lineage disputes that may have facilitated its creation.
Benedetta Lomi
- source : icc.fla.sophia.ac.jp/html

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Rokuji Monju 六字文殊 Six-letter Monju
Monju mit sechs Zeichen
. Monju Bosatsu 文殊菩薩 Manjushri .

guarding against natural disasters and nightmares


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. Black Buddha Statue 黒仏 kurobotoke .

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. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .

Yamanashi 山梨県 Otsuki town 大月市

. Saint Shinran 親鸞 (1173 - 1263) .
When Shinran passed the village of 笹子村 Sasagomura in the North he heard a story from the villager 作太郎 Sakutaro. In the old pond of 吉が窪 there lived a Yokai woman named お吉 "O-Kichi" who could take the shape of a poisonous snake and came to harm and haunt the villagers. So Shinran begun to chant the 阿弥陀経 Amida Sutra and begun to write 南無阿弥陀仏 the name of Amida and 六字 the Six Words on small pebbles and threw them into the pond.
In no time the woman was relieved from her past sins and could go to paradise.
Since that time small pebbles are found at the side of the pond.


- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -


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9 May 2016

FUDO - Mount Kamurosan


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Mount Kamurosan 神室山
Kamuroyama

located on the border of
秋田県湯沢市 Akita, Yuzawa and 山形県新庄市 Yamagata, Shinjo.
1365 m high
One of the most famous 200 mountains of Japan, with beautiful flower fields
日本二百名山』、『花の百名山

Since olden times a mountain for the Shugendo priests 修験の山.

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Mount Kamuro, Mt. Kamuro, Shinjo, Yamagata Prefecture
- page with great photos !
- source : sunrise.maplogs.com

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There are many waterfalls on the climb.

Half way up the mountain is Fudo Myo-O
to welcome the traveler.


source and photos : blog.livedoor.jp/yamasone/archives



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Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Fudo Pilgrims .



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22 Jan 2016

FUDO - Nakano Fudo Fukushima


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Nakano Fudo Son 中野不動尊
福島県福島市 - - 中野不動尊
Sekizaka-28 Iizakamachi Nakano, Fukushima

. 東北三十六不動尊霊場
36 Fudo Temples in Tohoku .
 

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When we visit Nakano Fudoson we are seeing one of Japan's three famous Fudosons.
Fudo are the great fearful-looking mountain gods, and oracle who created a sacred fire, which continues to burn to this day in a votive light in an inner sanctuary of the cave.




Three Fudo Myo-O's names are Yakuyoke, Ganshu, and Mikazuki,
and the spirit of The Three Fudo assists in granting any serious wish.
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Yakuyoke Fudo 厄除不動 in the Main Hall 本堂

Ganshu Fudo 眼守不動 in the Kito Dono 祈祷殿



Mikazuki Fudo 三ヶ月不動 in Oku no In cave 奥の院 洞窟


child attendant of Fudo in the Cave

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o-mamori amulets


. amulet for Rokusan 六三 deity of illness .




shuin 朱印 stamp of the temple

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Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Introduction .
 

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


. Narita Fudo 成田不動尊 .
Temple Shinshooji 新勝寺 Shinsho-Ji

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4 Jan 2016

TEMPLE - Maegamiji Shikoku 64

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Maegamiji 前神寺 Maegami-Ji

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Nr. 64 - 石鈇山 Ishizuchisan 金色院  Konjiki-In 前神寺 Maegami-Ji

愛媛県西条市洲之内甲1426 / 1426 Sunouchikō, Saijō-shi, Ehime



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The Front God Temple
The temple is located at the foot of Mt. Ishizuchi and was founded by 役行者小角 En no Gyōja while he was engaged in ascetic practices on Mt. Ishizuchi, the highest mountain in western Japan. During these practices, both Sakyamuni and Amida appeared to him in the form of Zaō Gongen. Because it has long been associated with the worship of the god Zaō Gongen in the Shintō tradition, the temple's buildings and shrines are all built in the form of a Shintō shrine. The temple houses a statue of Shaka Nyorai that is attributed to En no Gyōja as well.

According to legend, Kōbō Daishi once spent 21 days on the top of Ishizuchi Mountain performing a Goma ritual and fasting 断食修行 and the Gomonjihō 虚空蔵求聞持法 for 37 days.

Emperor Kammu 天武天皇 dedicated seven shrines and a pagoda to this temple through the Lord of Iyo Province. Frederick Starr notes that the Okunoin is 7 ri up the mountain and only accessible in the summer.
- source : www.shikokuhenrotrail.com

Ishizuchisan, Ishizuchiyama is one of the seven most important mountains for Shugendo and Mountains 山岳信仰. The mountain is 1982 meters high.

- Chant of the temple
前は神後は仏極楽の 
よろずの罪をくだくいしづち
Mae wa kami ushiro wa hotoke gokuraku no yorozu no tsumi o kudaku ishizuchi


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- Homepage of the temple
- source : 88shikokuhenro.jp


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Mount Ishizuchi (石鎚山 Ishizuchi-san)
is a 1,982 metres (6,503 ft) high mountain on the border of Saijō and Kumakōgen, in Ehime, Japan. This mountain is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan. It is the highest mountain in Western Japan.
Mount Ishizuchi is the highest mountain on the island of Shikoku and also the highest mountain west of Mount Haku. It is known as 'the roof of Shikoku' and the sharp, rocky summit resembles a huge stone hammer (石鎚 ishizuchi).

Mount Ishizuchi is an important object of worship in this region and one of the major centers of Shugendō, a sect of mixture of Shintoism and Buddhism. At the top of the mountain there is a small shrine called the Ishizuchi Shrine. This mountain is also known as one of Seven Holy Mountains (七霊山 nana reizan). There are several sets of heavy iron chains (鎖 kusari) leading up to the summit and this is the route many pilgrims opt to take, the longest set being 68m. However, it is possible to hike all the way to the peak along a trail which includes stairs and ramps with handrails.

The climbing season opens every year on July 1, and women are forbidden from climbing the mountain on this day.Between mid-October and mid-November, people come from far and wide to view the autumn colours.
The area around Mount Ishizuchi is a major part of Ishizuchi Quasi-National Park.
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. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
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Koya San in Wakayama

Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師 空海
(Kooboo Daishi, Kuukai)

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TEMPLE FUDO - Miyukiji Matsuyama

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Miyukiji 御幸寺 Miyuki-Ji
Matsuyama-shi, Miyuki, 1 Chome−442−1



A temple famous for the 天狗 Tengu.

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. Masaoka Shiki 正岡子規 .

天狗泣き 天狗笑ふや 秋の風
tengu naki tengu warau ya aki no kazw

one Tengu cries
one Tengu laughs -
autumn wind




秋の山 御幸寺と申し 天狗住む 
aki no yama miyukiji to moshi tengu sumu

mountain in autumn
it is called Miyuki-Ji
and Tengu live there



秋の水 天狗の影や うつるらん


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23 Nov 2015

TEMPLE - Jingoji Kyoto



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Jingoji 神護寺 Jingo-Ji, Kyoto 

. Pilgrimage to 49 Temples of Yakushi Nyorai in Western Japan
西国四十九薬師巡礼 .

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Nr. 44 Takaosan 高雄山 神護寺 Jingo-Ji 京都市右京区

One of the three great temples in Sanbi, 三尾 in Kyoto, famous for their autumn colors.

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Founded in the 8th century, this Shingon temple is located at Takao, northwest of Kyoto. Kukai, founder of the Shingon sect, came here in 809 and stayed for 14 years.



After the temple burnt down the monk Mongaku persuaded Retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa and shogun Minamoto Yoritomo to rebuild it, the work being completed in 1184. However most of the temple buildings were destroyed again in the Onin War. Only the Daishido survived the war and several of the current buildings date from 1623.


Stone sculpture of Fudo Myo-o at Jingoji Temple.
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京都市右京区梅ヶ畑高雄町5番地 / 5 Takao-chō, Ume-ga-hata, Ukyō-ku Kyoto


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Jingo-ji Temple is nestled in the mountainous area to the northwest of Kyoto city. The area is particularly known for autumn colored leaves and is called the Sanbi area consisting of three regions: Takao, Makio and Togano-o.
Jingo-ji Temple is located on the slope of Mount Takao. Crossing Takao Bridge above the Kiyotaki River 清滝川 and steeply ascending through the tunnel of crimson leaves. There, an incredibly beautiful Japanese temple welcomes one.
The official name of this temple is "Jingo Kokuso Shingon-ji" and it derives from two temples. One is Shingan-ji Temple and the other is Takaosan-ji Temple, both of which merged in 824. This is the place where Kukai (or Kobo Daishi) founded the base of his Shingon esoteric Buddhism and is regarded as one of the three most important esoteric Buddhist temples along with To-ji Temple and Kongobu-ji Temple.
It has experienced devastation many times in the long history but was successfully restored each time. A number of valuable temple treasures are preserved up to today, including the statue of Yakushi Nyorai (National Treasure) and other articles from the Heian and Kamakura periods. Another popular point about this temple is the Throwing Roof Tile. From the garden in Jizo-in Temple, people throw a roof tile over the cliff side as far as possible, an action that is believed to ward off misfortunes.
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薬師如来立像

Yakushi Nyorai in the 金堂 Kondo Hall.

鎌倉時代の末に編纂された『神護寺略記』に引用されている『弘仁資財帳』に「薬師仏像一躯 脇士菩薩像二躯」とあるのがこの三尊に当たると思われる。
資財帳とは、定額寺で作ることを義務付けられていたもので、弘仁年間の資財帳とは当時定額寺であった神願寺のものであり、この像が神願寺から高雄山寺に移されたと考えられてきた。

近年、
この本尊を高雄山寺に由来するとする説が出され、その結論はまだ定まっていない。
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- Homepage of the temple Yuiseki Honzan 遺迹本山
- source : jingoji.or.jp

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一月一日 新年法要 金堂
二日 初大護摩供 明王堂
八日 本尊供 金堂
二十一日 御影供 大師堂
二月十五日 涅槃会 金堂
三月二十一日 彼岸会 金堂
四月八日 仏生会 金堂
五月一日~五日 寺宝虫払行事 書院
四日 和気公祭典 霊廟
十三日~十五日 五大虚空蔵菩薩像御開帳 多宝塔
六月十五日 降誕会 大師堂
七月二十一日 文覚上人忌 墓前
八月十五日 孟蘭盆会 金堂
九月十八日 性仁親王忌 墓前
二十三日 彼岸会 金堂
十月(第二月・祝)を含む
三連休 五大虚空蔵菩薩像御開帳 多宝塔
十一月一日~七日 板彫弘法大師御開帳 大師堂
四日 和気公祭典 金堂

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神護寺の紅葉明りに一凡夫
Jingoji no momiji akari ni hito bonpu

among the bright lights
of autumn foilage at Jingo-Ji
one normal man



神護寺のここで一服紅葉茶屋
Jingoji no koko de ippuku momiji chaya

at Jingo-Ji
just right for a break
the tea stall in autumn foilage


Takazawa Ryooichi 高澤良一 Takazawa Ryoichi



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- - - - - There are other temples with the name 神護寺 JingoJi in Japan.

Kumamoto, Aso Town 熊本県 阿蘇市

One of the priests of the temple Jingo-Ji, where women were forbidden to come, got involved with a girl named オカメ O-Kame from nearby and spent almost every night with her.
The other monks punished the two by digging a hole in the ground, put the two of them inside and rolled a large boulder atop of this living grave.
From this time on in the villags around the home of O-Kame whenever a girl was born it would not grow up to become a woman. The villgers became afraid and asked the monks to pray to forgive O-Kame, whom they now called お上神様 O-Kame Kamisama.
They made a wooden statue clad with paper robes.
Whenever some difficult would happen in the village, the statue would shed off half of the paper robes as a warning of it.

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. Koozanji 高山寺 Kozan-Ji .
and priest priest Myoe 明恵上人 (1173 - 1232)

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28 Oct 2015

TEMPLE- Eifuku-Ji Shikoku 57


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Nr. 57 - 府頭山 Sareizan 無量寿院 Muryoju-In  栄福寺 Eifuku-Ji
愛媛県今治市玉川町八幡甲200 / Imabara

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The Temple of Good Luck
The temple was founded by Kōbō Daishi on the orders of Emperor Saga. The complex started off as a Shrine, but when Kōbō Daishi prayed here for safety at sea and stopped a storm with his prayers, Amida Nyorai appeared to him. Kōbō Daishi then converted it to a temple, carved the honzon of Amida, and enshrined it here.

In 861 Emperor Saga frequently sent Gyōkō (a priest from Daianji in Nara) to Usa in Kyūshū to receive an oracle from the God Hachiman. On one trip, his ship was wrecked in the area of this temple. Since the area around this temple resembles the area around Usa in Kyūshū, he simply climbed up to this temple and received the oracle from Hachiman here. Gyōkō believed that Hachiman was a manifestation of Amida Nyorai. The temple is now often called Katsuoka Hachiman by the locals.

The temple has been destroyed by fire several times and was deserted for almost a century, but has always remained as a favorite location for people offering prayers for safety at sea, as is Konpira Shrine in Kagawa Prefecture.

- source : www.shikokuhenrotrail.com


- Chant of the temple
この世には弓矢を守る八幡なり 
来世は人を救う弥陀仏
Kono yo ni wa yumiya o mamoru yahata nari raise wa hito o sukufumida butsu






- Homepage of the temple
- source : 88shikokuhenro.jp


. Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 (668 - 749) Saint Gyōki .

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. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja – Fudo Myoo .



. . Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
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The Five Great Wisdom Kings, Godai Myo-O - 五大明王
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- Two short Haiku Henro Trips, Summer 2005


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Koya San in Wakayama

Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師 空海
(Kooboo Daishi, Kuukai )

Haiku and Henro:
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11 Sept 2015

FUDO - Ninnogyo, Ninno-Kyo

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Ninnookyoo Ninnōkyō 仁王経 Ninnogyo, Ninnokyo Ninno Kyo
- Sutra of Benevolent Kings




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仁王経曼荼羅図 Ninnogyo Mandala
Fudo Myo-O is seated in the middle.

鬼の腕は私が仁王経を読んで封印します
"I will place a seal on the ogress' arm by chanting the Ninnogyo"


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Buddhist Divinities and the Text of the Ninno-gyo Ritual


- Heian - Kamakura period, 12th - 13th century

Ninnō-kyō is a bible of the Shingon school of esoteric Buddhism on rituals praying for peace and protection for a nation. This is part of the iconographic drawing collection "Kakuzen-shō" compiled by Kakuzen, a famous iconograph scholar monk of the Shingon sect. It shows records of rituals and rules related to Ninnō-kyō. While there is an inscription at the end saying "1183", it is probably a copy from a somewhat later period.



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