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27 Apr 2023

TEMPLE - Fudo Do Bunzo

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Fudo Hall Bunzo

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Fudodo 不動堂 Fudo-Do, Bunzo
文蔵薬師堂 Bunzo Yakushi-Do 文蔵不動堂 Bunzo Fudo Hall

さいたま市南区文蔵4-7-5 / Saitama city Minami ward, Bunzo

The date of the founding is not clear.
In the Edo period, there were two temples in Bunzo -
歓養院 Kanki-In and 圓乗院 / 円乗院 Enjo-In.
At the Temple Kanki-In there was 不動堂 a Hall for Fudo Myo-O and 地蔵堂 a Hall for Jizo Bosatsu.
At the Temple Enjo-In there was Yakushi-Do 薬師堂 a Hall for Yakushi Nyorai.
Beside the Statue of Yakushi there is a statue of a seated Fudo Myo-O 不動尊座像, about 30 cm high.
On the left side is 地蔵尊 a Statue of Jizo Bosatsu.

In the compound is a group of 6 Jizo statues 文蔵薬師堂六地蔵尊.

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Also on the following pilgrimages :

. Adachi 12 Yakushi Pilgrimage 武蔵薬師足立十二札所 Buso Yakushi - South . - Nr. 01 South

. Bushu Adachi 100 Fudo 武州足立百不動尊霊場 . - Nr. 75

. Kita-Adachi 88 Fudo Temples 北足立八十八ヵ所霊場 . - Nr. 58

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

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26 Apr 2023

TEMPLE - Kazusa Kannon Pilgrimage

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Kazusa Kannon Pilgrimage

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新上総国三十三観音 Shin Kazusa Kannon Pilgrimage

This pilgrimage was established in 1996.

Chiba　千葉県

01 高蔵寺 Kozo-Ji（聖観世音）木更津市矢那1245
02 善雄寺 Zenyu-Ji （聖観世音）木更津市茅野683-1
03 丸野山円明院 Marunozan Enmei-In（琵琶首十一面観世音）市原市牛久905
04 空蔵院 Kuzo-In（如意輪観世音）君津市南子安2-1-31（旧長福寿寺）
05 歓喜寺 Kangi-Ji（聖観世音）長生郡睦沢町寺崎1932
06 玉泉寺 Gyokusen-Ji（千手観世音）長生郡長南町市野々3204
07 最明寺 Saimyo-Ji （聖観世音）夷隅郡御宿町須賀668
08 円如寺 Ennyo-Ji（十一面観世音）君津市小市部127
09 圓明院 Enmei-In（沙羅観世音）君津市山本1535

10 長泉寺 Chosen-Ji（聖観世音）君津市大井39
11 久原寺 Kuhara-Ji（聖観世音）君津市西猪原243
12 興源寺 Kogen-Ji（千手観世音）富津市東大和田12
13 吉祥寺 Kichijo-Ji（十一面観世音）富津市金谷2413
14 不動院 Fudo-In（聖観世音）富津市竹岡364
15 圓鏡寺 Enkyo-Ji（聖観世音）富津市八幡358
16 像法寺 Zoho-Ji（聖観世音）富津市鶴岡719
17 寶龍寺 / 宝竜寺 Horyu-Ji（十一面観世音）富津市宝竜寺454
18 岩富寺 Iwatomi-Ji（千手観世音 Senju Kannon）富津市亀沢135 . 18 岩富寺 Iwatomi-Ji .
19 最勝福寺 Saishofuku-Ji（如意輪観世音）君津市新御堂69

20 正法院 Shoho-In（聖観世音）富津市西大和田647
21 萬福寺 Manpuku-Ji（聖観世音）富津市篠部937
22 醫光寺 - 医光寺 Iko-Ji（千手観世音）富津市富津1800
23 東福寺 Tofuku-Ji（千手観世音）富津市富津75
24 自在寺 Jizai-Ji（十一面観世音）木更津市東太田2-9-25
25 新宿不動堂 Shinjuku Fudo-Do（聖観世音）木更津市新宿12-15
26 金勝寺 Kinsho-Ji（十一面観世音）木更津市万石176-1
27 飯富寺 Itomi-Ji （十一面千手観世音）袖ヶ浦市飯富2586
28 学道寺遍照院 Gakudo-Ji Henjo-In （十一面観世音）市原市海保769
29 大悲山長谷寺 Daihizan Hasedera（十一面観世音）市原市海士有木1643

30 六高山信隆寺 Rokukozan Shinryu-Ji（聖観世音）市原市諏訪1-7-11
31 釋蔵院傳燈寺 Shakuzo-In Dento-Ji (聖観世音）市原市能満582-1
32 不動院 Fudo-In（十一面観世音）山武市成東2551
33 観音教寺 Kannonkyo-Ji（十一面観世音）山武郡芝山町芝山298

番外 bangai 医王山 Iozan 国分寺 Kokubun-Ji

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25 Apr 2023

TEMPLE - Ryufukuji Mie Jizo

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Ryufukuji Mie Jizo

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Ryuufukuji 龍福寺 Ryufuku-Ji, Jizo
龍宮山 Ryuguzan　地蔵院 Jizo-In　龍福寺 Ryufukuji

桑名市地蔵455 / Kuwana city, Jizo

The main statue is 延命地蔵菩薩 Enmei Jizo Bosatsu.

- Chant of the temple
おん　かかかび　さんまえい　そわか

The date of the founding is not clear.
The temple was built at 桑名小貝須崎 Kuwana Kogaisussaki Peninsula.
The temple was also called Hama no Jizo San 浜の地藏さん Jiso at the Beach.
The Lord of Kuwana, 松平定綱 Matsudaira Sadatsuna, had the main hall rebuilt in 1633.
In 1585 and 1669 it was destroyed by earthquakes and typhoons.
Around 1560, a large stone lantern was erected as a marker for the travellers.
People who used 七里の渡し the Shishiri Ferry prayed here for safety on the road.

In the compound is a memorial stone with a haiku by 芭蕉 Matsuo Basho
明ほのや　しら魚白き　事一寸
. akebono ya shirauo shiroki koto issun .

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

https://gokurakuparadies.blogspot.com/2023/03/ryufukuji-mie-henro.html

24 Apr 2023

TEMPLE - Hoshoji Fudo Honcho

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Hoshoji Fudo Honcho

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Hooshooji 寶性寺 / 宝性寺 Hosho-Ji, Honcho
修妙山 Shumyozan 宝性寺 Hoshoji

さいたま市南区本町2-13-4 / Saitama city, Minami ward, Honcho

Michi no Tomogaki no Tera 道のともがきの寺 "A temple on the daily walking course"
The main statue is 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O.
It is a secret statue of about 30 cm.
There is also an important statue of 聖観世音菩薩 Sho Kannzeon Bosatsu.
The Kannon Statue was probably carved by 行基 Gyoki Bosatsu.
. 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu (668 - 749) .

The date of the founding is not clear.
It is mentioned in the records 新編武蔵風土記稿 Shinpen Musashi Fudoki Ko as a sub-temple of
蕨宿三学院 Temple Sangaku-In in Warabi town.
In the compound is also a hall for 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai on the mountain top.

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Also on the following pilgrimages :

. Bushu Adachi 100 Fudo Temples Pilgrimage 武州足立百不動尊霊場 . - Nr. 74

. Adachi 12 Yakushi Pilgrimage 武蔵東向寅薬師足立十二札所 . - Nr. 06

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

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23 Apr 2023

LEGENDS - Koyasu Kannon

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Koyasu Kannon Legends

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Koyasu Kannon 子安観音 Legends about Kannon, the Protector of Children

. Koyasu no kami 子安の神 Deities to protect children .

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roosoku ろうそく Rosoku candles
People get a special amulet from 子安観音 Koyasu Kannon, a piece of asa 麻 hemp and a candle.
If they light the candle in the birth room, it will be an easy birth.
. roosoku ろうそく / 蝋燭 Rosoku candles .

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三豊市 Mitoyo city 詫間町 Takuma town

koyasu Kannon コヤスカンノン
The Mori family had gotten contributions from stores in Osaka and Hyogo and made offerings to Kannon Sama.
The Koyasu Kannon takes special care of children during a thunderstorm.

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Mie 河藝郡 Kawate district

Kannon sama no 7 fushigi 観音様の７不思議
白子寺家子安観音the Temple Shirakodera, where Koyasu Kannon is venerated, has 7 不思議 seven wonders:
１：境内の鳩は地面を歩けず、The pidgeons of the templenever walk on the ground.
２：雀が歩いており、The sparrows walk on the ground.
３：境内の池の鮒は片目、The crucian carp in the pond have only one eye.
４：どんな大雨でも濡れない屋根瓦がある、The roof tiles do not get wet, even during a strong rainstorm.
５：笹葉が下向きに生えている。The babmoo leaves grow downward toward the ground.
６：不断桜、The cherry tree is constantly blooming.
７：鼓ヶ浦の波の音。The sound of the waves of Tsuzumigaura beach can be heard.

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Mie 鈴鹿市 Suzuka city

Shirakozan Temple Kannon-Ji

fudan zakura 不断桜 ever-lasting cherry tree
In the compound of 白子山観音寺 - 子安観音 the Temple Shirakozan Koyasu Kannon is
an old cherry tree, which flowers all year round.

Once there was a fire at the temple, but the cherry tree kept blooming.
Emperor 聖徳天皇 Shotoku heared about it and ordered the tree to be moved to his palace garden.
There the tree withered over night.
So he had the tree moved back to the original temple.
The leaves of this everlasting cherry tree help women to have an easy birth.
If the leaves are turnes up, it will be a boy, if they are turned down it will be a girl.
. Kannonji 観音寺 Kannon-Ji 白衣山 Shirokozan 子安観音寺 Koyasu Kannonji .

. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage . - 観音寺 Nr. 16

. Mie Shikoku Henro Info 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場 . - 観音寺 Nr. 16

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tsuzumi ga ura 鼓ヶ浦 Tsuzumigaura beach

The main statue of 白子山 the Temple Shirakozan is Byakue Kannon 白衣観音 Kannon in white robes,
better known as Koyasu Kannon.
The statue was washed on the beach of Tsuzumigaura, sitting on a tsuzumi 鼓 hand drum.
The sound of the waves on the beach sounds like that of a hand drum, hence the name.

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. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

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22 Apr 2023

TEMPLE - Seishuji Mie

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Seishuji Mie Bessho

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Seishuuji 聖衆寺 Seishu-Ji, Bessho
土佛山 Dobutsuzan　大正院 Taisho-In　聖衆寺 Seishuji

桑名市北別所156/ Kuwana city, Kita-Bessho

The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.

- Chant of the temple
おん　あみりた　ていぜい　からうん

The temple was founded in 1204 by 定舜法師 Priest Teishun,
who came from 京都泉涌寺 the Temple Sennyu-Ji in Kyoto.
Around 1520, it was revitalized by 乗覚照範和尚 Priest Shohan, who built a new hall.
At that time there were 43 sub-temples and more than 1000 soldier-monks.
The temple burned down around 1580 and now only the main hall is left.
Around 1662 信行法師 Priest Shingyo revitalized the temple.
Shingyo was born in Kuwana.
The lord of the region, 松平定重 Matsudaira Sadashige (1644 - 1717)
had the temple rebuilt and gave it more land.
The name 土佛 Dobutsu refers to the Buddha statue (butsu) made of earth (do)
by 信行法師 Priest Shingyo, who was a skilled craftman.
The present 阿弥陀堂 Hall for Amida Nyorai was built in 1850.
The main statue was made by Priest Shingyo.

A statue of 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O is placed in a cave and called
gankake Fudo 願かけ不動 Fudo to make a wish.

In 奥の院 the Oku no In Hall is Akiba do 秋葉堂 the Akiba Hall.
Here many deities are worshipped 秋葉三尺房大権現, whith Akiba Daigongen in the center:
恵比須神、天手力雄命、九頭龍大神、地蔵菩薩、聖観世音菩薩、大聖歓喜天 ...

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

１月１日　　　新年護摩供
２月節分の日　節分厄除
４月１７日　　秋葉大祭火渡りの行事 - 紫灯護摩供 Hiwatari Ritual - walking throuhg fire
１１月中　　　永代経法要
毎月１７日　　息災増益護摩供

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
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TEMPLE - Ikoji Yakushi Futtsu

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Ikoji Yakushi Futtsu

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Ikooji 医光寺 Iko-Ji, Futtsu
摩尼山 Manizan 医光寺 Ikoji

千葉県富津市富津1800 /Chiba, Futtsu city, Futtsu

The main statue is 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai.
carved by . 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu. .

The temple was founded in 709.
At that time there was an epidemic in the region
and one day a lot of strong wooden pillars came floating down the river.
The fishermen thought this was a special gift from the Gods
And since Saint Gyoki was in the region, they asked him to make a statue.
He made one cut, said three prayers and made the next cut
in a special ritual, 一刀三礼 itto sanrai.

Gyoki made two statues of Yakushi Nyorai.
One is in this temple, the other is in a temple in Musashino (Kanto region).
There was also a special well 薬師湯, where hot healing water came from.

In 1682 the Temple was revitalized by 範順僧侶 Priest Banjun.
The present head priest is in the 23nd generation.

In 2003 a new 大梵鐘 great temple bell was installed.

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- homepage : ikouji.la.coocan ...
- source : tesshow - kazsa_yakshi .
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This temple is Nr. 07 of the pilgrimage
. Kazusa 35 Yakushi Pilgrimage 上総国薬師如来霊場 .

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....................................................................... Gunma 群馬県　
桐生市 Kiryu city 黒保根町 Kurohone town

daija 大蛇，ryuu 竜
赤城山へ16歳の娘は登ってはいけない。赤堀道元という大尽の娘は、赤城様に申し子して授かった子どもで、16歳で赤城山へ行き、沼に入って大蛇になった。道元は沼を掘り割った。その跡が今も水門になっている。道元は娘の衣裳をあちこちの寺に納めた。湧丸の医光寺では4月8日に帯などを開帳する。申し子はするものではない。
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赤堀道元 Akakutsu Dogen という長者の娘が16歳になったとき、赤城山に行きたいというので行かせたら、大沼に入っていなくなってしまった。道元はクロクワセンチョウ（土木集団）に頼んで沼を干そうとしたら、沼の中から娘が白い牛に乗って現れて「やめてくれ」と頼んだ。娘は大蛇になったのだという。以来、16の娘は赤城に行ってはいけないことになり、5月8日の赤城の山開きには道元の家から重箱に詰めた赤飯を沼に入れている。医光寺には娘の帯があるという。
. Lady Akakutsu Dogen 赤堀道元 .

....................................................................... Shimane 島根県　
益田市 Masuda city 染羽町，七尾町

ryuujin 竜神 Dragon Deity
医光寺の雨乞いでは住職が竜神迎えということをして雨を祈る。それでも雨が降らないとき、妙義寺の和尚が緋の衣を着て、竜が棲むといわれている池に血脈を投じる。
. ryuujin 竜神 /龍神 Ryujin, the Dragon Deity .

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21 Apr 2023

TEMPLE - Ioji Fudo Shirahata

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Ioji Fudo Shirahata

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Iooji 醫王寺 / 医王寺 Io-Ji, Shirahata
金輪山 Konrinzan 威光院 Iko-In 醫王寺 Ioji

さいたま市南区白幡2-16-8 / Saitama city, Minami ward, Shirahata

The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.
This statue was probably made by 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi.
The 不動尊座像 seated statue of Fudo Myo-O is to the right of it.
To the left of the main hall is Yakushi Do 薬師堂, a hall for Yakushi Nyorai.

The date of the founding is not clear.
The temple was founded by the ancestor of 金子内匠 Kaneko Takumi,
named Kurobei 九郎兵衛.

薬師堂 The Hall for Yakushi Nyorai.

The Main Gate

A large stone memorial

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Kita Adachi 88 Fudo Temples 北足立八十八ヵ所霊場 . - Nr. 40

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- - - - - Reference of the Temple
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- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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20 Apr 2023

TEMPLE - Shohoin Yakushi Chiba

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Shohoin Yakushi Owada

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Shoohooin 正法院 Shoho-In, Owada
普門山 Fumonzan 正法院 Shohoin

富津市西大和田647 / Futtsu city, Nishi-Owada

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

Not much is known about this temple.
In the compound :

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
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- source : tesshow - kazsa_yakshi .
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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19 Apr 2023

TEMPLE - Daifukudenji Kannon Higashikata

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Daifukudenji Kannon Higashikata

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Daifukudenji 大福田寺 Daifukuden-Ji, Higashikata
神寶山 Shinpozan, 大福田寺 Daifukudenji 番外 bangai - extra

桑名市東方1426 / Kuwana city, Higashikata

The Kannon statue is 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon.

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According to the legend Daifukuden-ji was founded by
a famous politician and promoter of Buddhism 聖徳太子 Prince Shōtoku (574-622).
It was called Daijingū-ji and originally stood in 伊勢山田 Ise Yamada.
The temple was directly connected to the Ise Shrine and was visited by Emperor Tenmu (631-686),
Empress Jitō (645-703) and 聖武天皇 Emperor Shōmu (701-756) during their travels to Ise.
In Tenchō period (824-834) it became a practice ground for Shingon school of Buddhism
after Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi, 774-835), the founder of Shingon sect,
taught the principles of Esoteric Buddhism during his visit.
In the times of Emperor Junna (786-840) the temple was chosen as an official place
that would pray for the Emperor. 宇多天皇 Emperor Uda (867-931) also visited Daijingū-ji during his travels
and used to stay at the abbot's chambers.
Since his visit the official name of the temple was changed to 法皇院 Hōkō-in (Cloistered Emperor's Temple).
In 1052 冷泉天皇 Emperor Goreizei (1025-1068) organized a mass chanting of sutras by 1000 monks in the temple.
The prayer was conducted together with a ritual offering of a wand with hemp and paper streamers to Ise Shrine.
Until the mid-19th Century Daifukuden-ji was officially praying
for each generation of the Emperor and for the Imperial family members.
Because of that the temple was allowed to use the Imperial family crest – a chrysanthemum.
During the Kōan period (1278-1289) the temple burned down.
It was rebuilt in the Kambe (currently Daifuku) area of Kuwana
thanks to the cooperation of the official of the Ise Shrine
and a protector of Yamato province 額田部実澄 Nukatabe no Sanezumi (he was a descendant of
Kadokane – developer and landowner of Kuwana Kambe area), and Ninshō,
a monk and founder of Gokuraku-ji temple in Sagami province.
Emperor Gouda (1267-1324) donated new land to the temple,
made it his official praying place and gave it a new name – 福田寺 Fukuden-ji.
It earned respect of Ashikaga Takauji (1305-1358),
the founder and first shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate,
and was given a new character meaning "big, great" to add to its name.
Since that moment the temple's official name became Daifukuden-ji.
During the Meiō period (1492-1501) Daifukuden-ji countless times
suffered from fires caused by war and at one point it fell into ruin.
The temple was rebuilt as a complete seven-structured temple compound in 1501,
after its abbot Eiki gathered donations around the country.
In 1503 its main statue was also remade and enshrined.
Thanks to the official document issued by the Imperial house in 1567
and prohibiting anyone from entering the temple's grounds,
Daifukuden-ji was speared during the battles between 1570 and 1592.
However due to impoverishment of the surrounding lands, the temple had fallen into decay again.
In the following years the temple's buildings were flooded many times,
that is why in 1662 the abbot named Shinnin decided to move the temple to its current location.
There are two halls in the temple.
The one seen up front when entering the temple through the main gate is the Main Hall.
Inside Buddha Amida (Buddha of Infinite Light), also called Hiki Amida (Pulled Amida),
is enshrined as the main statue. There are also three statues of his attendants:
Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Faced Kannon), Shō Kannon (Sacred Kannon),
Bodhisattva Monju (Bodhisattva of Supreme Wisdom), and a statue of Kūkai.
On the south side of the Main Hall stands the Hall of Prayers.
There are two statues inside, a personal statue of Kuwana province daimyo
松平定信 Matsudaira Sadanobu (1759-1829)
depicting Shōten (Kankiten, Ganesha, a god of conjugal harmony and long life),
and a statue of bad luck expelling Fudō Myō-ō (Immovable Wisdom King).
Daifukuden-ji is visited by many people during the days of the temple's festival known as Shōten of Kuwana.
The festival is held on the 1st and 16th day of every month.

Daifukuden-ji has many treasures in its possession.
Among them a Hassō Jōdō Ezu (painting of the eight major events in the life of the Buddha Shaka)
form Kamakura period (1192-1333), a painting titled 當山再建勧進縁起 Tōzan Saiken Kanjin Engi
(Story of preaching and reconstruction of Daifukuden-ji)
created by 三条西実隆 Sanjōnishi Sanetaka in Muromachi period (1333-1573), and
忍性上人自画像 Ninshō Shōnin Jigazō (Self portrait of the Holy priest Ninshō),
which are all designated as National Important Cultural Properties.
The statue of Shō Kannon is also called 合せ観音 Awase Kannon (Joint Kannon).
According to the legend Goddess Amaterasu (Goddess of the Sun) and
Kasuga Myōjin (the deity of Kasuga Shrine in Nara) decided to send a divination
and ask two Korean Buddhist sculptors – brothers 稽文會と稽主勲 Kei Mone and Kei Shukun,
to each make a half of a statue of Shō Kannon and bring it to Japan.
They did as asked and both of them met at the riverbank of Miyagawa river,
each carrying a half of a statue.
When they tried to join the halves, they discovered that they match perfectly.
It is said that this statue of Joint Shō Kannon was created according to the joint will
of two Shinto gods – Goddess Amaterasu and Kasuga Myōjin.
Daifukuden-ji is a temple number 1 of Mie Shikoku 88 Temples Pilgrimage
and one of the Ise Seven Temples of Luck enshrining Daikoku
(God of Wealth, Farmers, Food, and Good Fortune).
. source : isekannon.jp/otera_list ... .

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Mie Shikoku Henro 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場 Pilgrimage . - Nr. 01
and Ise Seven Temples of Luck enshrining Daikoku (God of Wealth, Farmers, Food, and Good Fortune).
伊勢七福神霊場「大黒天」

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This bangai temple is of the pilgrimage
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 .

. 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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18 Apr 2023

TEMPLE - Fudo Do Hall Joban

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Fudodo Fudo Joban

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Fudoodoo 不動堂 Fudo-Do Hall, Joban
不動堂 - in the compound of the Temple 成就院 Joju-In

さいたま市浦和区常磐1-4-23 成就院内 / Saitama city, Urawa ward, Joban

The main statue is 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai.

Left from the main hall at Joju-In is
瑠璃堂 the Rurido Hall, also called Yakushi Do 薬師堂 Hall for Yakushi Nyorai
with a beautiful statue of Yakushi Nyorai.
To its left is a small Shrine with the statue of Fudo Myo-O.
In the compound is a large stone lantern with carvings of Six Jizo.
Is shows the dates of 1688 and 1704.

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shuin　朱印 stamp ot Yakushi Nyorai.

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

武蔵東向寅薬師足立十二札所（南側）- Nr. 02
This pilgrimage to Yakushi Nyorai in Musashi has 12 temples.
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- reference source : hanaetabi.fc2web.com/hudou/index ... -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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