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24 Apr 2024

TEMPLE - Aizenji Ichihara Kuniyoshi

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Aizenji Ichihara Kuniyoshi

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Aizenji 愛染寺 Aizen-Ji, Kuniyoshi
市原市西国吉185 / Ichihara city, Nishi-Kunoyoshi 185

In the same location as
. Ikooji 摩尼山 Manizan 医光寺 Iko-Ji, Nishi-Kuniyoshi 185 .

. source : kawasemi726/entry ... .

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

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This Temple is Nr. 33 of the
. Ichihara 市原郡八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Temples Pilgrimage .

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. Temples with legends .

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

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22 Apr 2024

TEMPLE Jinkoin Ichihara Kajiro

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Jinkoin Ichihara Kajiro

千葉県市原市神代 314 / Chiba, Ichihara city, Kajiro

When 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu was walking around Japan in 730,
he came to 松ケ浦 Matsugaura and stayed here in a hut for a while.

Not much more information is found online.

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- source : google 神光院
- reference source : tesshow -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This Temple is Nr. 32 of the
. Ichihara 市原郡八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Temples Pilgrimage .

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

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20 Apr 2024

TEMPLE Chifukuji Yakushi Kyoto

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Chifukuji Yakushi Kyoto Nanabancho

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Chifukuji 地福寺 Chifuku-Ji, Nanabancho
寶(宝)珠山 Hojuzan 地福寺 Chifukuji / Jifukuji

京都市上京区七番町356 / Kyoto city, Kamigyo ward, Nanabancho

The main statue is 日限薬師 Higiri Yakushi. -耳の仏様 the Budda for Ears
This Yakushi is known for healing ear diseases.
The temple was founded in the Heian Period around 826 on request of 嵯峨天皇 the Emperor Saga Tenno
in the 右京区 Ukyo ward at the area called 太秦安井 Uzumasa Yasui.
In 1727, 道空和上 Priest Doku prayed for the health of 関白鷹司 Kanpaku Takatsukasa.
The temple was then relocated from Uzumasa to its present location
and Yakushi Nyorai became the main Deity.
In 2012, it became one of the 12 Yakushi Temples of Kyoto.

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
. source : kyotofukoh.jp/report ... .
- source : kyoto12yakushi.net ... .

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

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唐桑町 Karakuwa town

Jizo son 地蔵尊 Jizo Bosatsu
The Statue of Jizo Bosatsu had originally fallen into the water near the hamlet Maine.
Every night there was a strange light coming from the sea.
When the fisherman looked for it and found a statue.
It was placed in a small hut.
But every evening, when the fisher women and children were on their way home,
it touched their bodies.
So the villagers cut of its fingers.
After that, the Jizo statue was placed in the main hall
of the local temple 地福寺 Chifuku-Ji.

. Jizo Bosatsu legends from Miyagi .

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

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18 Apr 2024

TEMPLE Eifukuji Tako Yakushi Kyoto

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Eifukuji Yakushi Kyoto

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. Kyoto 12 Yakushi Temples 京都十二薬師霊場 .
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Eifukuji 永福寺 Eifuku-Ji, Kyoto
浄瑠璃山 Jorurizan, 永福寺 Eifukuji

Tako Yakushi Do 蛸薬師堂 Takoyakushi-dō - Hall oF Yakushi and the Octopus
京都市中京区新京極蛸薬師東側町503 / Kyoto, Nakagyo ward, Higashigawa town

The main statue is 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai.

- Chant of the temple
八軸のみのりのふみのたこやくしうちおさめたる十二大願

The temple was founded in 1181 by 林秀僧正 Priest Hayashi Hideo.
He received a stone from Hieizan, on which Dengyo Daishi had carved Yakushi Nyorai.
He build a temple in 二条室町 Kyoto, Nijo Muromachi, and called it Eifuku-Ji.
Around 1250, the mother of a priest named 善光 Zenko became ill.
She went to the temple to pray for healing, but did not get better.
The priest thought she wanted to eat tako 蛸 an octopus,
took kyoobako 経箱 a sutra box and went to the market.
He bought an octopus and put it into the sutra box.
He prayed all the time on the way back home to 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai.
When he opened the box the ocotpus had changed into
法華経八軸の経巻 eight sutra scrols of the Hoke Kyo Sutra.
From the scrolls bright light flowed to all directions
and to the ill monther, who recovered soon after.
Since then, the temple statue was called Tako Yakushi 蛸薬師 Octopus Yakushi.

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shuin　朱印 stamp

ema 絵馬 votive tablet

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

１月１日０時修正会
１月８日１０時初薬師祈願会
４月８日１０時大般若会春大祭
１０月８日１０時大般若会秋大祭
１２月８日１０時終薬師
１２月３１日１０時大根炊き

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
. source : google 永福寺 .
- source : kyoto12yakushi.net ... .

Another temple with an Octopus legend
TA KO Yakushi　多幸薬師 Yakushi of Great Happiness
. Tako Yakushi 蛸薬師 Tokyo, Meguro .

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神戸市 Kobe city 兵庫区 Hyogo ward

. ryuu, ryū 龍　竜　伝説　Ryu - dragon legends .
Every morning the body of the dragon on the gate of 永福寺 the Eifuku-Ji was all wet.
The dragon would go off to the nearby beach and swim.
To keep him in place, an iron wire was placed around him.

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16 Apr 2024

Iwami Kannon Pilgrimage

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Iwami Kannon Pilgrimage

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Iwami 33 Temple Pigrimage
石見観音城-城郭放浪記　　/ 石見銀山領33ヵ所巡り　

All the temples are located in Iwami region in the eastern part of Shimane.

01番如意山　円応寺 Enno-Ji 薬師如来高野山真言宗大田市大田町イ2740
客番（十善戒1番）霊椿山　円城寺 Enjo-Ji 千手観世音菩薩天台宗大田市三瓶町野城イ420
02番瑞雲山　崇福寺 Sofuku-Ji 釈迦如来曹洞宗大田市三瓶町池田2168
03番大畠山　源忠院　福城寺 Fukujo-Ji 阿弥陀如来
04番金剛山　安楽寺 Anraku-JI 阿弥陀如来高野山真言宗大田市静間町八日市1558
05番涛来山　波啼寺 Hatei-Ji 十一面観世音菩薩高野山真言宗大田市仁摩町宅野1315
06番東巌山　城福寺 Jofuku-Ji 薬師如来高野山真言宗大田市仁摩町仁万1114
客番（十善戒2番）石城山　観世音寺 Kanzeon-Ji 聖観世音菩薩高野山真言宗大田市大森町イ1383
07番銀峯山　清水寺 Kiyomizudera 十一面観世音菩薩高野山真言宗大田市大森町ニ95
客番（十善戒3番）石室山　無量寿院　羅漢寺 Rakan-Ji 阿弥陀如来高野山真言宗大田市大森町イ804
08番如意山　円福寺 Enpuku-Ji 聖観世音菩薩高野山真言宗大田市祖式町459
09番臨流山　仙岩寺 Sengan-Ji 薬師如来曹洞宗邑智郡川本町谷戸295

10番宝重山　長江寺 Choko-Ji 聖観世音菩薩曹洞宗邑智郡川本町湯谷783
11番宝生山　甘南備寺 Kannanbi-Ji 虚空蔵菩薩高野山真言宗江津市桜江町坂本3842
12番大亀山　福応寺 Fukuo-Ji 聖観世音菩薩曹洞宗江津市桜江町江尾403
13番霊湯山　福泉寺 Fukusen-Ji 阿弥陀如来 / 聖観世音菩薩臨済宗東福寺派江津市有福温泉町420
14番東国山　瑠璃寺 Ruri-Ji 薬師如来曹洞宗浜田市弥栄町小坂95
15番松中山　報国寺 Hokoku-Ji 阿弥陀如来高野山真言宗鹿足郡吉賀町柿木村柿木312-8
16番松龍山　栄泉寺 Eisen-Ji 釈迦如来曹洞宗鹿足郡吉賀町柿木村柿木586-1
17番覚皇山　永明寺 Eimyo-Ji 釈迦如来曹洞宗鹿足郡津和野町後田ロ107
18番竜吟山　興海寺 Kokai-Ji 釈迦如来曹洞宗鹿足郡津和野町寺田455
客番（十善戒4番）赤城山　延命寺 Enmei-Ji 地蔵菩薩高野山真言宗益田市元町24-14
19番瀧蔵山　慈善院　医光寺 Iko-Ji 薬師如来臨済宗東福寺派益田市染羽町4-29
客番（十善戒5番）清龍山　万福寺 Manpuku-Ji 阿弥陀如来時宗益田市東町25-33

20番海蔵山　龍雲寺 Ryuun-Ji 釈迦如来曹洞宗浜田市三隅町芦谷909
客番（十善戒6番）宝珠山　正法寺 Shoho-Ji 薬師如来高野山真言宗浜田市三隅町三隅1013
- - - - - 浜田33観音 / 浜田領三十三ヶ所観音霊場 - extra pilgrimage
21番清水山　松林院　極楽寺 Gokuraku-Ji 阿弥陀如来浄土宗浜田市三隅町湊浦352
22番興国山　聖徳寺 Shotoku-Ji 釈迦如来曹洞宗浜田市周布町ロ10
客番（十善戒7番）医王山　浄琳寺 Jorin-Ji 薬師如来高野山真言宗浜田市周布町ロ118 浜田33観音
23番鶴島山　粟島閣　宝福寺 Hofuku-Ji 薬師如来高野山真言宗浜田市大辻町82-5 浜田33観音
客番（十善戒8番）高尾山　大日寺 Dainichi-Ji 不動明王高野山真言宗浜田市港町185
24番亀甲山　無量院　多陀寺 Tada-Ji 十一面観世音菩薩高野山真言宗浜田市生湯町1767 // 中国33観音、浜田33観音
25番伊甘山　安国寺 Ankoku-Ji 阿弥陀如来臨済宗東福寺派浜田市上府町イ65 浜田33観音
26番良松山　光明寺 Komyo-Ji 阿弥陀如来高野山真言宗浜田市下府町1005
客番（十善戒9番）吉祥山　太平寺 Taihei-Ji 釈迦牟尼仏曹洞宗江津市二宮町神主イ443
27番月航山　観音寺 Kannon-Ji 十一面観世音菩薩臨済宗東福寺派江津市江津町98
28番宝珠山　円光寺 Enko-Ji 阿弥陀如来高野山真言宗江津市都治町1070
客番（十善戒10番）宝生山　快算院 Kaisan-In 聖観世音菩薩真言宗江津市都治町815
29番熊野山　岩瀧寺 Ganryu-Ji 大日如来曹洞宗江津市波積町本郷178-12

30番竜灯山　接揚院　西念寺 Sainen-Ji 阿弥陀如来浄土宗大田市温泉津町温泉津イ787
31番堂床山　清水大師寺 Kiyomizu Daishi-Ji 大日如来高野山真言宗大田市温泉津町小浜イ408 // 中国30地蔵、石見銀山天領七福神
32番金剛山　楞厳寺 Ryogon-Ji 聖観世音菩薩真言宗御室派大田市温泉津町福光ハ67 // 石見銀山天領七福神
33番鏡向山　高野寺 Kono-Ji 聖観世音菩薩真言宗御室派大田市温泉津町井田ハ480 // 醍醐味山とも、石見銀山天領七福神
番外東光山　和田寺 Wada-Ji 阿弥陀如来浄土宗益田市匹見町匹見イ858
番外松林山　種勝院　定徳寺 Jotoku-Ji 阿弥陀如来浄土宗邑智郡美郷町吾郷27
番外見宝山　金剛院 Kongo-In 千手観世音菩薩高野山真言宗大田市温泉津町温泉津イ758

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When you visit a temple, it is important to follow the proper etiquette.
First, put your hands together and bow in front of the first gate.
Second, purify your hands with water.
Third, if you are taking part in a pilgrimage, you may want to offer osamefuda,
a paper slip with your name written on it, which indicates that you visited a temple.
(In recent years, pilgrims no longer write their contact information on these papers to prevent crime.)
Then, you should light an incense stick or a candle.
These days the candles and incense are burned outdoors to prevent fire.
You need to throw in a coin in the offering box if you take an incense stick or candle.
If there is no ceremony happening and the doors are unlocked, you can enter the temple.
Remove your shoes and place them toes out, neatly together at the bottom step.
Bow before you enter the temple itself and do not enter the altar area.
Sitting quietly with your legs underneath you near the entrance, facing the altar,
will allow you to observe the beauty and peace of the temple without breaking any taboos.
There is a big difference between the popular pilgrimage to 88 temples on the island of Shikoku.
To put it simply, those 88 temples are on the roads and places where Kukai, founder of the Shingonshu sect of Buddhism, actually went.
In contrast, the 33 temples in Iwami are for 33 Kannon to deepen believers’ faith.
But even if you are not Buddhist, you can enjoy looking at these ancient temples
and appreciating the lifestyle and devotion of earlier peoples.
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14 Apr 2024

TEMPLE Mibudera Kyoto

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Mibudera Yakushi Kyoto

京都市中京区壬生梛ノ宮町31 / 31 Mibu-naginomiya-cho, Nakagyō ward, Kyoto

The main statue is 延命地蔵菩薩 Enmei Jizo Bosatsu.
The Yakushi Statue is known as 歯痛止薬師 Ha-itamidome Yakushi,
Yakushi to heal toothache.

The temple has taken on several other names such as
Jizō-In (地蔵院), Hōdō Sanmai-Ji (宝幢三昧寺), and Shinjōkō-In (心浄光院).
The current abbot is Shunkai Matsuura.
Temple records state that Mibu-dera was originally established for the Chinese monk Jianzhen (688-763),
known as Ganjin in Japan.

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The temple was founded in 991 by the 円覚上人Priest Kaiken of Onjō-ji as a gift to his mother.
In 1005 a memorial service was held in which the temple was given the name
"Komii-dera (小三井寺, lit. "little Mii-dera")" in reference to the founder's original temple.
It is said that the title "Jizō-in" was bestowed on the temple during Emperor Shirakawa's imperial visit.
The priest Engaku of the Yuzu Nembutsu school restored the temple in the medieval period.
Tradition holds that he was responsible for establishing the practice of the Mibu Dai Nembutsu Kyōgen,
now an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
Towards the end of the Edo period, the Tokugawa Bakufu established the Mibu Rōshigumi
at the nearby stronghold, the Yagi House (八木家 Yagike).
The Mibu Rōshigumi were an elite public security corp that would later be known as the Shinsengumi.
Mibu-dera's grounds served as the base for the organization's military and martial arts training.
A bronze statue of commander Kondō Isami stands within the temple precincts,
as well as a grave-site for Shinsengumi regimental soldiers.
The resting place of Kondō Isami is believed to be elsewhere.
Mibu-dera's main image was originally a half-lotus seated Kṣitigarbha statue,
fashioned in the latter part of the Kamakura period, affectionately dubbed "Mibu Jizō" among the local faithful.
The image was destroyed by arson along with the main hall on July 25, 1962.
After the fire, a standing Kṣitigarbha statue was relocated from the head temple Tōshōdai-ji
and became the temple's new main image.
The main hall was rebuilt in 1967.
. source : wikipedia .

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

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. hooraku wari 炮烙割り smashing pots .

This Mibu Kyogen 壬生狂言 piece is performed every year.
They are Buddhist morality plays performed at Mibu-dera Temple three times annually,
just as they were in Kyoto's early medieval period.

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. source : google Mibudera .
- source : kyoto12yakushi.net ... .

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壬生寺の
猿うらみ啼け
おぼろ月

蕪村 Yosa Buson

. WKD : oborozuki 朧月 / おぼろ月 (おぼろづき) hazy moon in spring .

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京都市 Kyoto city 中京区 Nakagyo ward

tsuchigumo 土蜘蛛 earth spider
At the Nenbutsu Ritual at 壬生寺 the Temple Mibudera there is a performance of 狂言 Kyogen Comic Theater in April.
Tha masks used for the ritual are made of hariko 張子 papermachee.
The masks include 牛若 Ushiwaka,、弁慶 Benkei, 土蜘蛛 Tsuchigumo,、
鬼 Oni demons, 地蔵 Jizo Bosatsu and more.
. Legends about tsuchigumo 土蜘蛛 earth spider, ground spider - Yokai . .

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12 Apr 2024

TEMPLE Mizuyakushi Kyoto

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Mizuyakushiji Yakushi Shichijo

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Mizuyakushiji 水薬師寺 Mizuyakushi-Ji, Shichijo
塩通山 Shiotorizan 医王院 Io-In 水薬師寺 Mizuyakushiji

京都市下京区西七条石井町54 / Kyoto, Shimogyo ward, Nishi-Shichijo, Ishii town
The main statue is 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai.
The statue is only shown on January 8.

The temple was founded in 902 by 理源大師聖宝 Rigen Daishi Shobo.
Rigen Daishi, monk Shōbō (832–909),
Rigen Daishi was the founder of Daigo-Ji, a Shingon Buddhist temple in southeastern Kyoto.
Rigen Daishi acted on request of 醍醐天皇 Emperor Daigo Tenno.
. source : collections.artsmia.org/art - rigen daishi ... .

The temple burned down during a war in 1333.
It was rebuilt on request of 板倉周防守足利氏 Lord Itakura Ashikaga.
平清盛 Taira no Kiyomori used the well of the temple to cure his fever disease.

- Chant of the temple
わきいづる　きよきながれに　あらわれてやくしはいまに　あらたなりけり

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- source : kyoto ... mizuyakushi ... .
- source : kyoto12yakushi.net ... .

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10 Apr 2024

TEMPLE Jojuji ichihara Nakatakane

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Jojuji Ichihara Nakatakane

市原市中高根１００６ / Ichihara city, Naka-Takane

The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.

Not much information is found online.

The temple was founded in 1177 by 道教和尚 Priest Dokyo.

- Stone pagodas in the compound
One has the date inscription of 1350.

The pagodas are cultural properties of Ichihara city.

Also on the following pilgrimage :

.Kazusa 88 Henro Pilgrimage 上総国八十八ヶ所霊場 t . - Nr. 31

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- source : google 常住寺
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8 Apr 2024

TEMPLE Toji Yakushi Kujo

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Toji Yakushi Kujo

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Tooji 東寺 To-Ji, Kujo
東寺 Toji also known as 教王護国寺 Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji

京都市南区九条町１ / Kyoto city, Minami ward, Kujo town

The main statue is 金剛薬師 Kongo Yakushi.

- Chant of the temple
七佛の　みのりにもたる人もなく　皆びやうどうに　すくふせいがん

The temple was founded in 796.

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History of To-ji Temple
In 794, the capital of Japan was transferred from Nara to present-day Kyoto.
With the arrival of the imperial court, the city was renamed "The Imperial City of Heiankyo" (the former name of the city of Kyoto). From the entrance of Heiankyo, an 84-meter-wide avenue ran directly north to the Imperial Palace, in the middle of the city.
The city was arranged symmetrically on either side of this grand avenue and all streets ran precisely north-south and east-west in a grid pattern. The layout of old Heiankyo is still visible in the rectilinear pattern of modern Kyoto's streets.
Two huge guardian temples were built on the east and the west sides of the main entrance of the Imperial City of Heiankyo. Unfortunately, the temple on the west side no longer exists, but To-ji, which literally means "East Temple", has survived to the present day.
In 823, the Emperor Saga honored the Monk Kukai and gave the temple to him.
Kukai made To-ji the central seminary of Shingon (or Esoteric) Buddhism and added various buildings such as the pagoda and halls.
Since then, To-ji has been the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism.
The major buildings were damaged by earthquakes and fires but have been rebuilt to retain the original layout and the architectural styles.
Many magnificent treasures such as statues, carvings, paintings and artworks are housed in these temple buildings.
. source : toji.or.jp/en/about ... .

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6 Apr 2024

TEMPLE Ikoji Ichihara Kuniyoshi

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Ikoji Ichihara Kuniyoshi

市原市西国吉185 / Ichihara town, Nishi-Kuniyoshi

The main statue is 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai.

The temple was founded in 1469.
It is related to Princess お江与 O-Go no Kata / 崇源院 Sogen-In
Oeyo (於江与), Gō (江), Ogō (小督) or Satoko (達子) (1573 – September 15, 1626)
She was the third and youngest daughter of the Sengoku-period daimyō Azai Nagamasa.
Her mother, Oichi was the younger sister of Oda Nobunaga.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi became the adoptive father and protector of Oeyo in the period before her marriage.
. More in the Wikipedia .

Not much information about the temle is found online.

- Jizo Bosatsu statues in the compound

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4 Apr 2024

Pilgrimage Tama Seven Yakushi

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Tama Seven Yakushi Pilgrimage 多摩七薬師霊場

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01 薬王山塩谷寺 Enkoku-Ji - 横浜市港北区高田町4-34-35 . 01 塩谷寺 Enkoku-Ji .
02 威徳山影向寺 Yogo-Ji - 川崎市宮前区野川419 . 02 影向寺 Yogo-Ji .
03 白王山正福寺 Shofuku-Ji - 川崎市高津区北見方2-13-1 . 03 正福寺 Shofuku-Ji .
04 天文山西光院 Saiko-In - 横浜市港北区日吉本町5-9-24 . 04 西光院 Saiko-In .
05 遍照山光明寺 Komyo-Ji - 横浜市港北区新羽町3990 . 05 光明寺 Komyo-Ji .
06 薬王山医王寺 Io-Ji - 川崎市川崎区旭町2-4-4 . 06 医王寺 Io-Ji .
07 熊野山玉泉寺 Gyokusen-Ji - 狛江市東和泉3-10-23 . 07 玉泉寺 Gyokusen-Ji .

. 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai Bhaisajyaguru .

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2 Apr 2024

TEMPLE Shorenji Mie

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Shorenji Mie Nabari

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Shoorenji 青蓮寺 Shoren-Ji, Nabari
地蔵院 Jizo-In 青蓮寺 Shorenji

名張市青蓮寺 / Nabari city, Jorenji

The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.

The name of the temple is the origin of the name of the village.
In the Heian Period (794 - 1185) 空海（弘法大師）Kobo Daishi Kukai came here
and built a small thatched hut to live in.
He also planted some lotus flowers which he had brought from China in the nearby pond.
And Oh Wonder, some blue lotus blossoms showed.
The villagers were quite surprized and called the area Shorenji mura
青蓮寺村 "Village of the Temple with the Blue Lotus blossoms".
. reference : 地蔵院青蓮寺 .

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- source : kankou-nabari.jp/nabari Shorenji .
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This temple is Bangai, an extra Temple 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) .

. Dainichi Nyorai 大日如来 .

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青蓮寺沼の寒九の鯰かな
Shoorenji numa no kanku no namazu kana

Temple Shoren-Ji
the catfish in the swamp
in the cold season

後藤綾子 Goto Ayako
Tr. Gabi Greve

kanku 寒九 the 9th day of the cold season
. WKD : winter kigo .

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球磨郡 Kuma district 多良木町 Taragi town

gawappa ガワッパ Kappa，水神様 　
At the temple Shoren-Ji, people come to pray on first day of the second
and 12th month (according to the old lunar calendar)
to pray to suijin 水神 the Water Deity to protect them from damage of water,
then 餅を作り they prepare mochi rice cakes.
They collect stones from the river side and write
the prayer to Kobo Daishi on the stones
Namu Daishi Hensho Kongo 南無大師遍照金剛.
Finally they throw the rice cakes and the stones into the river.
On these two days, the local Kappa is also showing up.

. Garappa Don ガラッパドン the Kappa of Kyushu .

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