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4 Mar 2023

TEMPLE - Yakuoji Yakushi Ouchi

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Yakuoji Yakushi Ouchi

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Yakuooji 医王寺 Yakuo-Ji, Ouchi
芙蓉山 Fuyozan 医王寺 Yakuoji

佐賀県唐津市相知町黒岩183 / Shiga, Karatsu, Ouchi town, Kuroiwa

The temple was founded in 1383 on request of 波多安房 Lord Hata Awa by 真空禅師 Zen priest Shinku.
More than 1000 monks lived there.
The present head priest is in the 41th generation.
Most of the buildings built by special craftsmen fron Hida were burned down during wars.
Only the main hall is more than 200 years old.
Near the gate is an old sugi スギ cedar tree of more than 450 years,
one of the 100 special trees of Saga.

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- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This temple is Nr. 41 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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koe 声 a strange voice 　
A plasterer from 内金 Uchigane hamlet walked over ノツコシ峠 the pass Notsukoshi,
when he heard a voice asking him to carry him over the pass.
He felt something heavy on his back.
The plasterer was quite afraid and started to run along.
When he saw 長篠の医王寺 the temple Yakuo-Ji at Nagashina,
the load on his back suddenly vanished.

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刈谷市 Kariya city

hi 火 a flame
Once upon a time, the head priest from 医王寺 the temple Yakuo-Ji was a beautiful man.
But the young woman who worked as a helper in the temple was very ugly.
She tried to attract the attention of the priest.
She poured ritual oil for Yakushi Nyorai over her hair and dressed up.
When she appeared in front of the priest, he got angry and threw her out.
The woman became very sad and killed herself.
Soon after, a white light appeared near her grave. and the sound of an oil flame could be heared.
It sounded like mettai kuyashii メッタイクヤシイ "I am really frustrated now!".
This phenomen could be seen until the early Meiji period (1868).

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知多郡 Kita district 南知多町 Minami-Kita town

The statue of 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai at 医王寺 the temple Yakuo-Ji was carved by 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu.
Once upon a time, a group of thieves came to the temple and wanted to steal the statue and other temple treasures.
At that moment, a priest suddenly stood in front of the thieves and drove them away.
It was in fact the statue of Yakushi, which had transformed into a human.
The statue now had a cut at the arm, where a thief had hit the priest.
. Gyōki 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu (668 -749) .

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ema 絵馬 a votive tablet
Once a man found a votive tablet at 医王寺 the Temple Yakuo-Ji had fallen down.
He became worried about the man who had made the offering.
Later he learned that the man had been killed in Edo.

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杉並区 Suginami ward

. katame no sakana 片目の魚 a fish with one eye .

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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -

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3 Mar 2023

TEMPLE - Yakuoin Fudo Tajima

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Yakuoin Fudo Tajima

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Yakuooin 薬王院 Yakuo-In, Tajima
神童山 Shindozan 薬王院 Yakuoin

さいたま市桜区田島5-15-5 / Saitama city, Sakura ward, Tajima

The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.

The temple was founded by 日宥 Priest Nichiyu (1669 - 1730) of the Nichiren Sect.

The temple also has 薬王院薬師堂 a Hall for Yakushi Nyorai.

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Also on the following pilgrimages :

. Kita Adachi 88 Fudo Temples 北足立八十八ヵ所霊場 . - Nr. 25

. Adachi 12 Yakushi Pilgrimage 薬師足立十二札所 . - Nr. 07

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- - - - - Reference of the Temple
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- reference source : raifuku.net/junrei/busou 28 ... -
- reference source : hanaetabi.fc2web.com/hudou/index ... -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This Temple is Nr. 50 of the
. Adachi 100 Fudo Temples 足立百不動尊霊場 Pilgrimage .

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2 Mar 2023

TEMPLE - Sotokuji Kannon Mie

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Sotokuji Kannon Futao

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Sootokuji 宗徳寺 Sotoku-Ji, Futao
清涼山 Seiryozan 宗徳寺 Sotokuji

亀山市両尾町208 /Kameyama city, Futao town

The Kannon statue is 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon with eleven heads.

- Chant of the temple
Deep valley of Uchiyama is as deep as Goddess Kannon's mercy and willingness
to grant the wishes of people who come to pray.

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The statue of Senju Kannon (Thousand-Armed Kannon) worshiped in Sōtoku-ji was made around 1100 years ago,
during the reign of 醍醐天皇 Emperor Daigo (885-930).
It was enshrined in a Kannon Hall which stood 100m (328ft) in the south-east direction from the current temple.
A river which flows there to this day – Daimongawa (Big Gate River) suggests
that a big gate was also standing in front of the Hall.
The Kannon Hall was moved to its current place in 1609, into precinct of this temple,
which at the time hold a different name 内山連蔵院 Naizan Renzō-in.
In 1992 all buildings where repaired and reroofed thanks to the support of many devoted believers.
In the close distance from Sōtoku-ji stands 金比羅堂 Konpira Hall devoted to
the God Konpira (guardian deity for seafarers, navigation, fishing, and water for agriculture).
Sōtoku-ji stands on higher ground from which the whole district of Futao can be seen.
The Three-Storied Stone Pagoda stands in the middle of the hill at the back of the complex
and is surrounded by trees. Pagoda is 2.29m (7ft6.1in) high, made from granite and consists of 6 carved stones.
The base is in the shape of a square, on which three stones
making the main part of the pagoda are standing on top of each other.
At top stands a finial. Unfortunately it has broken, but there rest of the pagoda is in good shape.
Half of the base stone is buried in the ground.
The first stone from the bottom is a 55cm (21.6in) high cuboid with reliefs depicting Buddhist figures on four sides.
Unfortunately being exposed to wind and rain for centuries, the reliefs eroded
and it is impossible to determine which Buddhas were originally carved in the stone.
Judging by the shape and other characteristics of this pagoda,
it is safe to assume that it was made around 800 years ago at the beginning of Kamakura period (1192-1333).
There is no way to tell who made it and why.
Was it placed here from beginning or was it brought from some other place?
Nevertheless it is a rare example of monument from 12th – 13th Century rarely found in Japan.
It is also an important proof of the Buddhist culture of the Kameyama area.
- source : isekannon.jp/otera_lis ...

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- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This temple is Nr. 22 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 .

. Juichimen Kannon 十一面観音 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .

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1 Mar 2023

Temple - Nyoirinji Fudo Saitama

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Nyoirinji Fudo Tajima

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Nyoirinji 如意輪寺 Nyoirin-Ji, Tajima
寳榮山 Hoeizan 如意輪寺 Nyorinji
現田島観音堂 now Tajima Kannon Hall

さいたま市桜区田島3-28-19 / Saitama city, Sakura ward, Tajima

The main statue made of bronze is 不動 Fudo Myo-O.
Another statue is Kannon Bosatsu.

The date of the founding is not clear.

Nearby is 御嶽神社 the Shrine Ontake Jinja.

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Also on the following pilgrimages :

. Kita Adachi 88 Fudo Temples 北足立八十八ヵ所霊場 . - Nr. 13
. Adachi Bando 33 Kannon Temples 足立坂東三十三ヶ所霊場 . - Nr. 13

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- - - - - Reference of the Temple
- reference source : tesshow -
- reference source : hanaetabi.fc2web.com/hudou/index ... -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This Temple is Nr. 49 of the
. Adachi 100 Fudo Temples 足立百不動尊霊場 Pilgrimage .

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30 Dec 2022

TEMPLE - Raiunji Yakushi Karatsu

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Raiunji Yakushi Karatsu

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Raiunji 来雲寺 Raiun-Ji, Karatsu
天鼓山 Tenkogizan 来雲寺 Raiunji

佐賀県唐津市宇木2072 / Saga, Karatsu city, Uki

The main statue is 聖観世音菩薩 Sho Kannon Bosatsu.

- Chant of the temple

The temple was founded in 1622 by the Lord of the Shima region.
In the Meiji restauration, it was abolished.
It was re-established by 山下亮永師 Yamashita Akitsune.
In the compound is the grave of 寺沢式部 Terazawa Shikibu.

The temple is also called 領巾振山(ひれふりやま) Hirefuriyama.

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Matsura Sayohime
Matsura Sayohime or Matsura no Sayohime (松浦佐用姫, "Lady Sayo of Matsura") ('Lady Sayo of Matsura') or
Matsuura Sayohime was a legendary heroine in Japanese mythology, the wife of the historical Ōtomo no Satehiko.
She is referred to as Lady Otohi or Otohihime in an alternate ancient source.
- MORE in the wikipedia

. Sayohime 佐用姫 / 小夜姫 / Princess Sayo .

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- source : oyakushi.com ...
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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28 Dec 2022

TEMPLE - Enpukuji Kannon Mie

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Enpukuji Kannon Kameyama

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Enpukuji 円福寺 Enpuku-Ji, Kameyama
日照山 Nisshozan 圓福寺 Enpuku-Ji (Jūzan-ji)

亀山市住山町660 / Kameyama city, Sumiyama town

The Kannon statue is 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon.

- Chant of the temple
As deep as Buddha's mercy the mountain stream of Jūzan-ji
welcomes you when coming from afar.
はるばると住山寺へ分け入れば仏の恵み深き谷川

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- Seiyōzakki -
Nisshozan Jūzan-ji is located around 2 ri distance north from Kameyama.
It stands inside the village of Juzan.
The main statue is a Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Faced Kannon).
According to the legend the temple was built at the beginning of the 9th Century.
The main statue of Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Faced Kannon) was carved in the times of Emperor Saga (786-842)
by a famous monk 行基 Gyōki (668-749), who traveled around Japan to preach to commoners.
The Meditation Hall and a complete seven-structured temple compound construction followed.
The temple was given the name Jūzan-ji. In 1578 the temple was turned into ash by the forces of Oda Nobunaga,
later regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan.
Fortunately the main statue was saved and moved to a small hall in the north-east part of the village.
Because it went under protection of Shingon sect, the temple was not officially closed.
In 1676 the Lord of Kameyama Castle 板倉重常 Itakura Shigetsune (1643-1688)
invited Hakudo 柏堂禅師 a Chinese Zen monk Hakudō to help revive the temple and rebuilt Jūzan-ji in its former grounds.
It became a branch temple of Ōbakusan Manpuku-ji – the head temple of Ōbaku sect of Zen Buddhism located in Uji,
and changed its name to Nisshōzan Enpuku-ji.
In 1678 a new main statue depicting 聖観音 Shō Kannon (Sacred Kannon) was made and a year later in 1679,
together with Jūichimen Kannon the old main statue of Jūzan-ji temple, it was enshrined in a newly erected Kannon Hall.
The Visitors Hall and abbot's living quarters were donated by
坂上慰右衛門 Sakanoue Iemon from Yamamoto village of Sesshū province.
The old temple's terrain was organized, a new road leading to the temple was built
and the Main Gate was constructed.
A pond with artificial islands was built within temple's grounds.
In 1701 a complete seven-structured temple compound in Zen style was finished.
In 1691 a compilation of basic Zen Buddhism texts edited by Tetsugen was offered
by a monk Ryōō from Toeizan Mountain in Musashi province and placed in a newly built Sutra Hall.
In 1696 the roof of Kannon Hall, which was covered with wood shingles,
was changed to a roof covered with ceramic tiles.
In 1716 a seriously damaged Kannon Hall was repaired thanks to 北潭 Hokutan,
a disciple of the 2nd abbot of the temple, who bought 30 pine trees for a total price of 100 ryo.
In that year the temple's name was reverted to Jūzan-ji, once again to be changed to Enpuku-ji some time later.
During the Edo period (1603-1868) the temple was protected and sustained by 亀山城主 the Lords of Kameyama Castle.
In 1679 the temple received a donation of land worth 5 koku (0.75t) of rice,
34.7ha (85.7ac) of mountains and forests and 1.8t of rice from Lord Itakura Shigetsune.
At the beginning of Meiji period (1868-1912) all high ranked monks left the temple and moved to Manpuku-ji in Uji.
The temple was abandoned until 1899, when an abbot of Shinkō-in, a sub-temple of Manpuku-ji,
moved to Kameyama, became a new abbot of Enpuku-ji and revived the temple once again.

Enpuku-ji changed drastically once again in the end of the 20th Century.
As Ise Shimbun newspaper from 21st of August 1995 states:
On the 20th of August at 0:35 in the night a fire started from the Main Hall.
The 80m2 (861.1ft2) wooden building with a roof covered in tiles burned to the ground.
Kobutsu Hall which was 20m2 (215.27ft2) and stood on the north east side of the Main Hall
and enshrines the old Buddhist statue and other Buddhist utensils was also partially destroyed.
Almost 800m2 (956yd2) of the forest growing at the mountain behind the Main Hall was also turned into ash.
The fire died out after burning for around 1.5 hour. (abbrev.)
The main statue of sitting Shō Kannon (wooden, 60cm, 23.6in),
statue of Buddha Shakyamuni (previously worshiped in the Sutra Hall),
statue of the founder of Enpuku-ji monk Hakudō as well as many other statues
that were worshiped since the hall was rebuilt were all lost in the fire.
Currently a temporary hall has been built at the site of the Main Hall.
It enshrines the old main statue of Jūichimen Kannon, which miraculously survived the fire untouched.
The temple is planning to rebuild the lost Main Hall.
- source : isekannon.jp/otera

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This temple is Nr. 21 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 .

. Juichimen Kannon 十一面観音 Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .

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26 Dec 2022

TEMPLE - Kannonji Fudo Yotsuya

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Kannonji Fudo Yotsuya

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Kannonji 観音寺 Kannon-Ji, Yotsuya
寳珠山 Hojuzan 観音寺 Kannonji / 四谷観音堂 Yotsuya Kannon-Do

さいたま市南区四谷3-7-34 / Saitama city, Minami ward, Yotsuya

The main statue is 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O.

- Chant of the temple
ふたらくの　みやまつゝきの四つ谷より　ひかりはとほく　あらはれに

The date of the founding is not clear,
but it is already mentioned in 新編武蔵風土記稿 records of the Edo period.
The temple was abolished in the Meiji restauration.
The Fudo statue was replaced in the Kannon Hall.

In the compound is 観音堂 a Kannon Hall and 稲荷社 an Inari Shrine.

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Adachi Bando 33 Kannon 足立坂東三十三ヶ所霊場 . - Nr, 14

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- - - - - Reference of the Temple
- reference source : tesshow -
- reference source : hanaetabi.fc2web.com/hudou/index ... -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This Temple is Nr. 48 of the
. Adachi 100 Fudo Temples 足立百不動尊霊場 Pilgrimage .

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24 Dec 2022

TEMPLE - Myohoin Yakushi Saga

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Myohoin Yakushi Yamashiro

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Myoohooin 妙法院 Myoho-In, Yamashiro
国祐山 Kokuyuzan 妙法院 Myohoin

佐賀県伊万里市東山代町長浜99-3 / Saga, Imari, Higashi-Yamashiro town, Nagahama

The main statue is 金剛蔵王大権現 Kongo Zao Dai Gongen.

- Chant of the temple

The temple was founded by En no Gyōja 小角行者 Saint En no Gyoja .
. En no Gyoja (634 - 706) .

There are 1000 cherry trees in the compound, reminding visitors of the Yoshino Valley in Nara.
The main hall 蔵王堂 Zao-Do is a national treasure.

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23 Dec 2022

TEMPLE - Rinkoji Kannon Kanbe Mie

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Rinkoji Kannon Kanbe

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Rinkooji 林光寺 Rinko-Ji, Kanbe
金井山 Kanaizan 林光寺 Rinkoji

鈴鹿市神戸6-7-11 / Suzuka city, Kanbe

The Kannon statue is 千手観音 Sanju Kannon Bosatsu.

The temple was founded by 行基 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu.

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The legend says that in the year 740 a famous monk Gyōki (668-749)
following an ordered by 聖武天皇 Emperor Shōmu (701-756)
was on his way to Ise Shrine to pray for the safe completion of Tōdai-ji temple in Nara.
When he visited this land he had a revelation.
He saw a clear spring gushing in the middle of the forest and golden light coming out from it.
Gyōki decided to build there a temple that would be praying for Emperor Shōmu.
He named the temple Kanaisan (Golden Well Mountain), and this is where the mountain name of Rinkō-ji comes from.
In ancient times temples were often build at places where a clean spring gushed out from the ground.
Rinkō-ji is also an example of such temple.
In later years the temple flourished as a praying place for many generations of 神戸城主 the Lords of Kanbe Castle.
Many offerings that were presented by them are still in the temple's possession.
The Main Hall of the Rinkō-ji, which stands to this day, was first rebuilt during the Momoyama period (1583-1600).
Then it was repaired by the abbot 尭元和尚 Gyōgen in Kanei period (1624-1644).
In 1996 the roof of the Hall was restored.
The Main Hall interior is a great example of the late 16th Century style.
The carving of the altar, rich coloring of the columns, splendid wall decorations,
pictures of flowers and birds on the coffered ceiling
and many more are unique examples of Momoyama style.
The main statue of Senju Kannon was made in Heian period (795-1092).
It is 1.27m (4ft2in) high and it is made from single piece of hinoki 桧 cypress.
It is said that it has elegant face and that the carving of the body is shallow and light.
This statue is a hibutsu 秘仏 (hidden Buddhist statue) but it is shown to the public once per year –
from the night of the 8th till the morning of the 10th of August.
The statue is registered as 国の重要文化財 National Important Cultural Property.
According to the records 閻魔堂 the Enma Hall
(Hall enshrining Enma-ō – King of the Underworld and Judge of the Dead)
was built in the late 14th Century.
Since then it was rebuilt only once between the years of 1704 and 1711.
It is said that it was built to hold memorial service to people who died beside the road
during travel, prostitutes who died of illness, stillborn children and unlucky people.
Every year on February 16th and August 16th Emma Hall is open to the public and special ritual is being held.

Seiyōzakki 勢陽雑記
Kanaisan Rinkō-ji stands in the middle of Kanbe city behind 鍛冶町 Kaji district.
It is commonly called はやし寺 Hayashi-dera (Forest temple).
The temple is a sacred ground built for Emperor Shōmu.
The main statue is Senju Kannon, beautiful as if Goddess Amaterasu carved it out of wood herself.
The golden light shining in the forest, fireflies flying among the trees of Mount Kanai.
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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

Every year on February 16th and August 16th the Emma Hall is open to the public and a special ritual is being held.

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Mie Shikoku Henro Info 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場 . - Nr. 13

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This temple is Nr. 20 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 .

. Juichimen Kannon 十一面観音 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .

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22 Dec 2022

LEGENDS - reisui miraculous water

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reisui miraculous water

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reisui 霊水と伝説 Legends about miraculous water

. Mizu no Kamisama 水の神様 God of Water .
Suijin-sama 水神様 - Introduction -

. Temple Kiyomizu-dera 清水寺 .

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......................................................................................... Akita 秋田県
秋田市 Akita city

. tsue 杖と伝説 Legends about a walking staff, .
In 秋田市牛島 Akita city, Ushijima, at the Shrine 三皇宮 Sanko no Miya, the General Sakanoue Tamuramaro
placed his tsue 杖 walking cane into the ground.
Soon water begun to gush forth, now seen as reisui 霊水 miraculous water

. Sakanoue no Tamuramaro 坂上田村麻呂 (758 - 811) .

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. Anpukuji 安福寺 Anpuku-Ji, Tsutsumi .
霊水堂 Reisuido Hall for the sacred water

......................................................................................... Tochigi 栃木県
古河市 Koga city

. Kōbō Daishi Kūkai 弘法大師　空海 - 伝説　 Kobo Daishi Kukai Legends .
Kobo-Sui 弘法水 Water from Kobo Daishi
When reisui 霊水 miraculous water came sprouting from the ground in March,
people came here from many places.
But in Winter the water stopped.
People in Edo used to have rituals for Kobo Daishi to keep the water flowing.

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古河市下辺見の向堀川に思案橋という名の小さな橋があります。
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. Reisui Yakushi Nyorai 霊水薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai with miraculous water .

. 霊水山 Reisuizan 普門院 Fumon-In 光明寺 Komyo-Ji - Kanman Fudo 感満不動 .

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Tokyo 目黒区 Meguro ward

. Meguro Fudo Temple 目黒不動 .
円仁 Priest Ennin had a dream, where Fudo Myo-O told him to produce a spring with fresh water for the village,
so he hit the ground with his tokko 独鈷 Vajra and clear water came forth.
Even in the hottest summer this spring does not dry out.

. Ennin Jigaku Daishi (794 – 864) 円仁慈覚大師 .

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. Japanese legends and tales 伝説　民話　昔話 - Introduction .

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21 Dec 2022

TEMPLE - Anpukuji Yakushi Tsutsumi

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Anpukuji Yakushi Tsutsumi

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Anpukuji 安福寺 Anpuku-Ji, Tsutsumi
日輪山 Nichirinzan 水堂安福寺 Mizudo Anpukuji

佐賀県杵島郡白石町堤３１４４ / Saga, Kishima district, Shiroishi town, Tsutsumi

The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.

- Chant of the temple

- - - - - Legend knows this:
During the regency of 聖武天皇の代（724 - 749） Emperor Shomu Tenno
a hunter shot at a white deer. The deer run away, leaving a bright golden shine.
On the spot they found a stone statue of Kannon Bosatsu, with an arrow in her stomach.
The hunter regreted his deed and became a monk, using the name 法弓 Hokyu
and built a hut for his prayers and rituals.
When 高倉天皇 Emperor Takakura Tenno (1161 - 1181) was ill, he had reimu 霊夢 an oracle dream:
Kannon Bosatsu appeared to him:
"If you drink the water from the Temple Anpuku-Ji in Saga, you will be healed."
The Eemperor ordered 平重盛 Taira no Shigemori to go there and get the water.
The Emperor was soon healed and now ordered a large temple to be built there.

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Special halls in the compound
観音堂 Kannondo Hall
薬師堂 Yakushido Hall
霊水堂 Reisuido Hall for the sacred water

- - - 松尾芭蕉の句碑 Haiku Stone for Matsuo Basho
老の名のありとも知らで四十雀
oite no na no ari to mo shirade shijuu kara

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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初薬師縁日
出水法要
観音堂御開帳
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20 Dec 2022

TEMPLE - Kannonji Jike Ise

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Kannonji Kannon Jike

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Kannonji 観音寺 Kannon-Ji, Jike
白衣山 Shirokozan 子安観音寺 Koyasu Kannonji

鈴鹿市寺家3-2-12 / Mie, Suzuka city, Jike

The Kannon statue is 白衣観自 Byakue Kannon.
Also called Byakushozon 白処尊 or Byakue Kanjizaimo 白衣観自在母.

- Chant of the temple
もらさじとたつる仏のちかひとてつづみの浦になる浪の音
The waves of Tsutsumi Bay sounding like a temple's drum remind of a Buddha's absolute vow

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According to the legend Koyasu Kannon-ji was built by
a powerful member of the imperial court 藤原不比等 Fujiwara Fuhito (659-720),
who followed the order of 聖武天皇 Emperor Shōmu (701-756).
It was officially opened by Dōshō 道證上人 monk Dosho in 715.
Koyasu Kannon-ji is a famous temple with more than 1200 years of history.

The temple's legend say that the main statue depicts 白衣観音菩薩 Byakue Kannon (White-Robed Kannon),
who appeared from the waters of nearby bay riding a drum. She is worshiped as
子安観音 Koyasu Kannon (Kannon protecting children and childbirth)
and gathers plenty of devoted believers who come to pray for help with difficult childbirths
and ask for the protection of their progeny.

Koyasu Kannon-ji has many cultural properties in its possession.
Among them there are: 仁王門 the Niō Gate (Main Gate), 本堂 the Main Hall, 銅灯籠 Bronze Lantern, 鐘楼堂 The Bell Tower,
三重の塔 Three-storied Pagoda,
portraits of Empress Shōtoku (718-770), Emperor Gohanazono (1419-1471), Emperor Ōgimachi (1517-1593),
and safe childbirth prayer written on paper offered by Tokugawa clan members.

In temple's grounds grows a sakura cherry tree known as
不断桜 Fudanzakura, sakura which blooms all year long.
According to the legend it sprouted from ashes of the temple,
which burned after being hit by a lightning in Tenpyō Hōji period (757-765).
In 1923 the sakura tree was designated as a National Natural Monument.

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Shirokosan Kannon-ji belongs to Shingon sect.
It stands within monks settlements in 白子村 Shiroko village.
It was an official praying place of 聖武天皇 Emperor Shōmu.
It is said it was built by Fujiwara Fuhito.
It is called 白衣の観音 Kannon of Shiroko.
People say that the sound of the crushing waves in this bay resemble hitting a drum.
That is why since ancient times this bay is called Tsutsumi no ura, つつみの浦 Tsutsumi Bay (Drum Bay).
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This temple is Nr. 19 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 .

. Byakue Kannon 白衣観音 Kannon with White Robes .

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