Gyoki Bosatsu Legends
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Gyooki Bosats, Gyōki 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu
. Gyoki Bosatsu (668 -749) - Introduction .
The great priest Gyoki Bosatsu is well known for his activities
at the construction of the Great Buddha of Nara, 奈良の大仏.
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. Japanese Legends - 伝説 民話 昔話 – ABC-List .
....................................................................... Kagawa 香川県
綾歌郡 Ayauta district 坂出町 Sakaide town - 福江町 Fukue town
. ryuujo 竜女と伝説 / 龍女 Ryujo - a female dragon and Gyoki Bosatsu .
....................................................................... Kochi 高知県
長岡郡 Nagaoka district 西豊永村 Nishi-Toyonaga village
. The 薬師堂 Yakushi Do Hall in Nishi-Toyonaga .
and the tsue 杖と walking staff of Gyoki Bosatsu.
豊楽寺薬師堂 Temple Buraku-Ji, Yakushi-Do
....................................................................... Kyoto 京都府
Kyoto 京都市 Kyoto city
. Miroku Bosatsu 弥勒菩薩 .
Once 行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu performed special purification rituals near a lake.
Suddenly Miroku Bosatsu 弥勒菩薩 appeared.
The lake used to be called 御泥池 "Honorable muddy pond".
But since then it was called 菩薩池（ミゾロ） Mizoro Pond.
みどろがいけ Midorogaike, みぞろがいけ Mizorogaike, 深泥ケ池 Mizorogaike
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Kyoto 東大和市 Higashi-Yamato city
. Senju Kannon 千手観音 Legends about Kannon with 1000 arms .
During the reign of 嵯峨天皇 Emperor Saga Tenno (786 - 842) priest 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi passed 山口村 the village Yamaguchi.
There he saw an old man with white hair resting under a tree. The old man said:
"I am the master of this mountain. When 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu passed here,
he made a statue of 千手観音 Senju Kannon.
The statue was exposed to wind and weather, so please build a hall for it here."
Kobo Daishi walked around the forest, found the statue and build a hall for it.
. Kōbō Daishi Kūkai 弘法大師 空海 - 伝説 Kobo Daishi Kukai Legends .
....................................................................... Nagano 長野県
小県郡 Chiisagata district 長和町 Nagawa town
Once upon a time a priest (they say it was 行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu) came to the village
and wanted to eat musubi むすび rice balls, but one fell down.
It changed and became a the seed of a chestnut.
The villagers planted it and it became a great chestnut tree.
But then it dried up and the tree does not exist any more.
....................................................................... Nagasaki 長崎県
長崎市 Nagasaki city
. sesshobashi 殺生橋 the murder bridge .
and kaikoo 怪光 Kaiko, a mysterious light.
....................................................................... Nara 奈良県
. Todaiji 東大寺 Temple Todai-Ji and the Daibutsu 大仏 .
During the construction of the Hall for daibutsu 大仏 the Great Buddha in Nara
行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu was bullied by the carpenters,
so he used his prayer beads to teach them a lesson.
They could not work any more and called for Gyoki to come back.
He healed them and they asked him to get some stones for the building.
Now Gyoki used his power to have the rocks from 六甲山 Mount Rokkosan fly to Nara.
....................................................................... Osaka 大阪府
四条畷市 Shijonawate city 南野 Minamino
. amagoi 雨乞いと伝説 Legends about rain rituals .
At Tatsuoji - Ryubiji 竜尾寺 the Temple Ryuo-Ji (Dragon Tail Temple)
they keep the tail of a dragon as a special temple treasure.
Around 730, when the local villagers were suffering from a drought, 行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu held a rain ritual.
In no time it begun to rain and the tail of a dragon fell from the sky.
This tail was kept as a special treasure in 竜尾寺 the Temple Ryubi-Ji.
. ryuu, ryū 龍 竜 伝説 Ryu - dragon legends .
....................................................................... Shizuoka 静岡県
About 100 years ago, the Hall where the statue of 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai,
made by 行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu, was venerated, needed repair work.
So the statue of Amida Nyorai was taken to another temple during that time.
On the night when the statue was moved, a fire occured.
The hall could be repaired and all was fine afterwards.
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Shizuoka 磐田郡 Iwata district 二俣町 Futamata town
. Tengu 天狗と伝説 Tengu legends "Long-nosed Goblin" .
Tengu and Gyoki Bosatsu at 光明山 Mount Komyosan
....................................................................... Tokushima 徳島県
Gyoki Bosatsu ギョウキボサツ
Once a trader had loaded his horse with shiosaba 塩鯖 / 塩さば salted mackerels,
when a traveller came and asked to have one fish to eat.
The trader got angry and passed on.
When the traveller started reciting a prayer, the horse could not move any more.
Now the trader realized that this was a powerful priest and gave him the fish.
The priest then recited another prayer and the horse could move on.
- A similar story :
. Saba Daishi 鯖大師 "Mackerel and Kobo Daishi" .
....................................................................... Yamagata 山形県
西村山郡 Nishimurayama district 朝日町 Asahi town
oonuma 大沼 the great swamp
On top of 大沼山 Mount Onuma is a Shrine in honor of 行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu.
Behind the Shrine is a swamp called Onuma 大沼 "Great Swamp".
On the water are many small birds swimming or been blown by the wind.
Some can even swim against the wind. Their exact number is 66. Gyoki also prayed to them.
On the lake is also a great black tree trunk floating.
If it becomes invisible, there will be strange things happening in the land.
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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -
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. Japanese Legends - 伝説 民話 昔話 – ABC-List .
. Buddhist Temples and their Legends .
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Gyooki Bosats, Gyōki 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu
. Gyoki Bosatsu (668 -749) - Introduction .
The great priest Gyoki Bosatsu is well known for his activities
at the construction of the Great Buddha of Nara, 奈良の大仏.
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
. Japanese Legends - 伝説 民話 昔話 – ABC-List .
....................................................................... Kagawa 香川県
綾歌郡 Ayauta district 坂出町 Sakaide town - 福江町 Fukue town
. ryuujo 竜女と伝説 / 龍女 Ryujo - a female dragon and Gyoki Bosatsu .
....................................................................... Kochi 高知県
長岡郡 Nagaoka district 西豊永村 Nishi-Toyonaga village
. The 薬師堂 Yakushi Do Hall in Nishi-Toyonaga .
and the tsue 杖と walking staff of Gyoki Bosatsu.
豊楽寺薬師堂 Temple Buraku-Ji, Yakushi-Do
....................................................................... Kyoto 京都府
Kyoto 京都市 Kyoto city
. Miroku Bosatsu 弥勒菩薩 .
Once 行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu performed special purification rituals near a lake.
Suddenly Miroku Bosatsu 弥勒菩薩 appeared.
The lake used to be called 御泥池 "Honorable muddy pond".
But since then it was called 菩薩池（ミゾロ） Mizoro Pond.
みどろがいけ Midorogaike, みぞろがいけ Mizorogaike, 深泥ケ池 Mizorogaike
.......................................................................
Kyoto 東大和市 Higashi-Yamato city
. Senju Kannon 千手観音 Legends about Kannon with 1000 arms .
During the reign of 嵯峨天皇 Emperor Saga Tenno (786 - 842) priest 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi passed 山口村 the village Yamaguchi.
There he saw an old man with white hair resting under a tree. The old man said:
"I am the master of this mountain. When 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu passed here,
he made a statue of 千手観音 Senju Kannon.
The statue was exposed to wind and weather, so please build a hall for it here."
Kobo Daishi walked around the forest, found the statue and build a hall for it.
. Kōbō Daishi Kūkai 弘法大師 空海 - 伝説 Kobo Daishi Kukai Legends .
....................................................................... Nagano 長野県
小県郡 Chiisagata district 長和町 Nagawa town
Once upon a time a priest (they say it was 行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu) came to the village
and wanted to eat musubi むすび rice balls, but one fell down.
It changed and became a the seed of a chestnut.
The villagers planted it and it became a great chestnut tree.
But then it dried up and the tree does not exist any more.
....................................................................... Nagasaki 長崎県
長崎市 Nagasaki city
. sesshobashi 殺生橋 the murder bridge .
and kaikoo 怪光 Kaiko, a mysterious light.
....................................................................... Nara 奈良県
. Todaiji 東大寺 Temple Todai-Ji and the Daibutsu 大仏 .
During the construction of the Hall for daibutsu 大仏 the Great Buddha in Nara
行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu was bullied by the carpenters,
so he used his prayer beads to teach them a lesson.
They could not work any more and called for Gyoki to come back.
He healed them and they asked him to get some stones for the building.
Now Gyoki used his power to have the rocks from 六甲山 Mount Rokkosan fly to Nara.
....................................................................... Osaka 大阪府
四条畷市 Shijonawate city 南野 Minamino
. amagoi 雨乞いと伝説 Legends about rain rituals .
At Tatsuoji - Ryubiji 竜尾寺 the Temple Ryuo-Ji (Dragon Tail Temple)
they keep the tail of a dragon as a special temple treasure.
Around 730, when the local villagers were suffering from a drought, 行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu held a rain ritual.
In no time it begun to rain and the tail of a dragon fell from the sky.
This tail was kept as a special treasure in 竜尾寺 the Temple Ryubi-Ji.
....................................................................... Shizuoka 静岡県
About 100 years ago, the Hall where the statue of 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai,
made by 行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu, was venerated, needed repair work.
So the statue of Amida Nyorai was taken to another temple during that time.
On the night when the statue was moved, a fire occured.
The hall could be repaired and all was fine afterwards.
.......................................................................
Shizuoka 磐田郡 Iwata district 二俣町 Futamata town
. Tengu 天狗と伝説 Tengu legends "Long-nosed Goblin" .
Tengu and Gyoki Bosatsu at 光明山 Mount Komyosan
....................................................................... Tokushima 徳島県
Gyoki Bosatsu ギョウキボサツ
Once a trader had loaded his horse with shiosaba 塩鯖 / 塩さば salted mackerels,
when a traveller came and asked to have one fish to eat.
The trader got angry and passed on.
When the traveller started reciting a prayer, the horse could not move any more.
Now the trader realized that this was a powerful priest and gave him the fish.
The priest then recited another prayer and the horse could move on.
. Saba Daishi 鯖大師 "Mackerel and Kobo Daishi" .
....................................................................... Yamagata 山形県
西村山郡 Nishimurayama district 朝日町 Asahi town
On top of 大沼山 Mount Onuma is a Shrine in honor of 行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu.
Behind the Shrine is a swamp called Onuma 大沼 "Great Swamp".
On the water are many small birds swimming or been blown by the wind.
Some can even swim against the wind. Their exact number is 66. Gyoki also prayed to them.
On the lake is also a great black tree trunk floating.
If it becomes invisible, there will be strange things happening in the land.
..............................................................................................................................................
- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -
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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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[ . BACK to WORLDKIGO . TOP . ]
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