TEMPLE - Shinjoin Fudo Ishigami

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Shinjoin Fudo Ishigami

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Shinjooin 真乗院 Shinjo-In, Ishigami
長久山 Chokyuzan 真福寺 Shinpuku-Ji 真乗院 Shinjoin

川口市石神1253 / Kawaguchi city, Ishigami

The main statue is 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O.
The date of the founding is not clear.
In 1628, 尊雄 priest Takao revived it.
When 徳川吉宗 Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune was on his way to Nikko in 1728,
he used the temple as a resting place.
. Tokugawa Yoshimune　徳川吉宗将軍 . - (1684 - 1751)

The コウヤマキ Koyamaki tree (Sciadopitys verticillata) "Japanese umbrella-pine" is more than 800 years old
and now 天然記念物 a natural monument.
It is about 18 m high and 4 m in circumference.

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Also on the following pilgrimages :

. Musashi no Kuni 武蔵国八十八ヶ所霊場 Pilgrimage to 88 Temples . - Nr. 56
. 足立坂東三十三ヶ所霊場 Adachi Bando 33 Kannon Temples . - Nr. 30

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This Temple is Nr. 25 of the
. Adachi 100 Fudo Temples 足立百不動尊霊場 Pilgrimage .

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TEMPLE - Chinkokuji Yakushi Kyushu

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Chinkokuji Yakushi Ichikikushikino

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Chinkokuji 鎮國寺　/ 鎮国寺 Chinkoku-Ji, Ichikikushikino
冠嶽山 Kangakuzan 鎮國寺 Chinkokuji

鹿児島県いちき串木野市上名7647 / Kagoshima, Ichikikushikino, Kanmyo
The modern city of Ichikikushikino was established on October 11, 2005,
from the merger of the city of Kushikino with the town of Ichiki.

The main statue of the temple is Ki Fudo Myo-O 黄不動明王 Yellow Fudo /
身代り不動明王 Migawari Fudo Myo-O, carved by Kobo Daishi.
It is a secret statue and shown only once a year on April 28.
. Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師　空海 (774 - 835) .

The temple was founded by 空海弘法大師 Kukai Kobo Daishi.
When he was on his way to China, there was a strong storm and rain.
He prayed to Fudo Myo-O, who appeased the waves with his sword.
When Kobo Daishi was back safely, he went to a nearby cave and meditated.
In the cave he had a relevation :
この地は鎮護国家を祈る霊地である "This area is a place to pray for the safety of the country."
Hence the name, 鎮国寺 Chinkoku-Ji.

. Namikiri Fudo 浪切不動明王 / 波切り不動 Fudo to cut the waves .

Oku no in 奥の院

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This temple is Nr. 27 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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TEMPLE - Horinji Kannon Misono

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Horinji Kannon Misono

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Hoorinji 宝林寺 Horin-Ji, Misono
佛性山 Busshozan, Hōrin-ji, Horinji

伊勢市御薗町小林361 / Ise city, Misono town, Ohayashi

The Kannon statue is 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon.

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Hōrin-ji is a temple belonging to Jōdo sect (Pure Land Buddhism).
It stands in a Misono Ohayashi district of Ise city, on former grounds of
Yamada bugyō office (official commissionaires of Ise region),
where a famous samurai 大岡忠相 Ōoka Tadasuke (1677-1752) used to work.
This is also a place where Miya River flows into Ise Bay.
Hōrin-ji was founded by 円譽上人 monk Enyo in 1613, when the first buildings were erected.
At the time it was a sub-temple of 長楽寺 Chōraku-ji temple from Ōminato district.
The statue of Goddess Kannon worshiped in this temple is a Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Faced Kannon)
which once was a treasure belonging to 実性寺Jisshō-ji temple.
Jisshō-ji used to manage 月夜見宮 Tsukiyomi no Miya shrine – a sub-shrine of the Gegū outer shrine of the Ise Shrine.
In 1868 the new government of Meiji period issued an order to separate Shinto from Buddhism (shinbutsu bunri).
As the result Jisshō-ji temple was closed and the Jūichimen Kannon statue was moved
to Seirin-ji temple in Ohayashi district.
In 1925 Hōrin-ji and Seirin-ji merged and the statue of Goddess Kannon was moved once more.
Since then it is worshiped in Hōrin-ji temple.
The Jūichimen Kannon statue is a hibutsu (hidden Buddhist statue)
and it is shown to the public only once a year – on November 20th, when
a Ten-night memorial service (お十夜法要 - Ojūya hōyō) is being held.
Followers call her 小林観音 Ohayashi Kannon and believe that she cures eye diseases.
Since the beginning of 17th Century, each year on the 15th of August during Obon (Festival of the Dead),
self-made 手筒花火 hand pipe fireworks are set off and traditional dance
大念仏羯鼓踊り Dainenbutsu Kanko Odori is performed as a memorial service for the ancestors.
Hand pipe fireworks are a form of ceremonial bonfires (送り火 okuribi) made to see off the ancestral spirits,
and are known in this region as a rare example of a fire festival.
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This temple is Nr. 07 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 .

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PERSON - Gyoki Bosatsu Legends

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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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....................................................................... 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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TEMPLE - Chuzanji Kannon Seita

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Chuzanji Kannon Seita

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Chuuzanji 中山寺 Chuzan-Ji, Seita
Shingohō, Shingoho 神護峯 Chuzanji 中山寺 （ちゅうざんじ）

三重県伊勢市勢田町411 / Mie Prefecture Ise Seita 411

The Kannon statue is 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon.

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Chūzan-ji was founded in 1651 by 愚堂東寔 Gudō Tōshoku (also called 大円宝鑑国師 Daien Hōkan Kokushi, 1579-1661), a 137th head monk of Kyoto's Myōshin-ji temple.
It was built according to the wish of 石川昌勝 Ishikawa Masakatsu – a Lord of Kameyama province, who was converted to Rinzai Zen Buddhism by Gudō himself.
The temple construction was sponsored by Ishikawa Shōji – protector of the Ōsumi province and official commissioner (bugyō) of Ise region at the time. Chūzan-ji was built at the land in between two sanctuaries – Naikū (inner) and Gekū (outer) of Ise Shrine. It is the oldest and most famous Rinzai sect's temple in the region.
According to the temple's records, the Main Hall was built in the 3rd month of 1656.
It is 26.22m (86ft) wide and 14.3m (46ft10in) long building which has a hipped roof covered in tiles. This Main Hall is one of the best surviving examples of Rinzai sect's traditional large scale architecture and one of few remaining in the region in such a good condition. Among the statues enshrined in the hall, the wooden ones on the side altar: statue of the temple's founder – Gudō Tōshoku, statue of the temple's 2nd abbot - 雪潭 Settan Hōgyoku and 4 statues carved by Enkū (1632-1695, a monk and a sculptor) are especially worth mentioning.
After entering Chūzan-ji temple's ground through the Main Gate, stands a hall which enshrines 乾達婆 Kendatsuba – a Buddhist god (Gandharva), one of eight legions (hachibushu) accompanying Buddha Shakyamuni.
For more than 300 years, a festival during which young parents pray to this Kendatsuba for help with their infant's nervousness, sleeping problems and night crying is held on the 15th of each month.
Between the Main Hall and Kendatsuba Hall stands a Kannon Hall and Jizō Hall (Hall of Jizō, Bodhisattva who looks over children, travelers and the underworld.
The statue of Eleven-Faced Kannon enshrined in one of them came to Chūzan-ji from another temple named 蓮台寺 Rendai-ji. Rendai-ji belonged to Tendai sect and hold number 5 on Ise Kannon pilgrimage route. It disappeared in the middle of 19th Century (Meiji period), during times which were very difficult times for Buddhism in Japan. Chūzan-ji temple by welcoming and taking care of the Eleven-Faced Kannon statue from Rendai-ji, also inherited its pilgrimage site number.
The tombstones of official commissioners (bugyō) of Ise region: lord Saegusa (deceased 1841) protector of Iyo province and lord Koide (deceased 1848) protector of Buzen province stand on Chūzan-ji grounds.
There is also a monument engraved with poetry of 徳田椿堂 Tokuda Chindō (1758-1825) – a local haiku poet.
Since summer of 2005 a replica of a Dragon and Clouds painting by 曽我簫白 Soga Shōhaku (1730-1781, Edo painter) is on display on the fusuma sliding doors in the Main Hall. The original painting is stored in Boston Museum of Fine Arts. It used to be a possession of Chūzan-ji, but it was sold in 19th Century. After more than 100 years the replica was put where the original used to stand.
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・春・秋季彼岸入りの日：施餓鬼会・塔婆供養 Spring and Autumn Equinox
・４月１５日：乾達婆神大祭（大般若祈祷）
・８月１５日：精霊送り（燈籠に送り火）
・１１月１８日：白寿観音祭（ぼけ封じ大祭、かぼちゃ善哉の接待あり）
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東海白寿三十三観音霊場　Tōkai Hakuju Kannon 33 kasho meguri)　- Nr. 09
Tōkai 33 sites Kannon pilgrimage for Seniors
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This temple is Nr. 05 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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....................................................................... Hyogo 兵庫県　
宝塚市 Takarazuka city 中山寺 Chuzanji

koma no hizume ishi 駒蹄石 / 駒爪の石 （こまのひづめいし）
stone with the imprint of a hoof

The imprint dates back to the visit of 聖徳太子 Prince Shotoku Taishi.
. Shotoku Taishi 聖徳太子と伝説 Legends about Prince Shotoku (574 – 622) .




....................................................................... Osaka 大阪府

abura kaeshi アブラカヘシ bringing back the oil

At the North of 昆陽池 the Koyaike pond there is often a light called アブラカエシ Aburakaeshi
to be seen on a dark night in summer and a cold night in winter.
Legend says it is the tamashi 魂 soul of a man who once stole oil from 中山寺 the Temple Chuzan-Ji.
Or maybe it is the mischief of a fox or wolf.

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TEMPLE - Bentendo Fudo Hiranuma

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Bentenbo Fudo Hiranuma

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Bentenboo 弁天坊 Benten-Bo, Hiranuma
平沼弁天坊 Hiranuma Benten-Bo

川口市東川口5-21-19 平沼町会会館 / Kawaguchi city, Higashi-Kawaguchi, Hiranuma

During road constructions in 1920 弁天堂 the Benten Hall was temporarily relocated to 岩槻市 Iwatsuki city.
It used to be in the compound of 横山氏 the Yokoyama family.
The 不動尊 Fudo Statue was venerted in 町会会館 the town hall.

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

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TEMPLE - Myoenji Yakushi Hioki

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Myoenji Yakushi Ijuin

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Myooenji 妙円寺 Myoen-Ji, Ijuin
法智山 Hochizan 妙円寺 Myoenji

鹿児島県日置市伊集院町徳重521 / Kagoshima, Hioki city, Ijuin town, Tokushige

The main statue is 釈迦牟尼仏 Shaka Nyorai.

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One of the grandest events of Kagoshima is the annual Myouenji Pilgrimmage (妙円寺詣り Myōenji mairi), where ordinary folk don samurai armour and walk either 10km or 20km on the 4th Saturday of October,
ending at 徳重神社　Tokushige Shrine.
Plenty of people also show up in ordinary clothes to participate.
The reason for this is tied to 島津義弘 Shimadzu Yoshihiro.

One famous feat of Shimadzu Yoshihiro was his decision during the great Battle of Sekigahara.
On 21 October 1600, he decided to escape with his band of 1,500 men not by avoiding the 30,000-strong enemy, but by charging through their midst and executing a magnificent retreat plan after breaking through enemy lines.
After that year, the Shimadzu warriors would march a 40km round trip from Ijuin to Myoenji Temple each year on the night before, in remembrance of that fateful day and to strengthen themselves physically and mentally.
In 1869, Myoenji Temple was destroyed in the wave of Buddhist expulsion sentiment that swept through Japan,
and was rebuilt as Tokushige Shrine.

- source : japanrailtimes.japanrailcafe.com ...

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shuin　朱印 stamp

omamori　お守り amulets

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4th Saturday of October

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Myōenji mairi 妙円寺詣り Myoenji Pilgrimmage

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

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This temple is Nr. 26 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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TEMPLE - Kontaiji Kannon Toba

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Kontaiji Kannon Toba

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Kontaiji 金胎寺 Kontai-Ji, Toba
慈眼山 Jigenzan 金胎寺 Kontaiji

三重県鳥羽市鳥羽3-24-1 / Mie, Toba city, Toba

The Kannon statue is 千手観世音 Senju Kannon.

Another statue is Fudo Myo-O

The temple was founded around830 by - 弘法大師 Kukai Kobo Daishi.
The temple became the clan temple of the Kuki clan.
. Kuki Yoshitaka 九鬼嘉隆 .

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

- 四国八十八箇所霊場 Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage -

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This temple is Nr. 06 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 .

. Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .

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TEMPLE - Saikoin Fudo Totsuka

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Saikoin Fudo Totsuka

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Saikooin 西光院 Saiko-In, Totsuka
青龍山 Seiryozan 西光院 Saikoin 傳福寺 Denpuku-Ji

埼玉県川口市戸塚2-6-29 / Saitama, Kawaguchi city, Totsuka

The temple was founded in 1573 by Saint 叡雅上人.
He was on a pilgrimage and rested below oosugi 大杉 a big pine tree.
He felt the power of the area and built a small hut to stay there.
He took the name of 杉本坊 Priest Sugimoto.
In 1593 he came here again and put a statue of 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O in the main hall.
In 1624, 長雅上人 Saint Nagamasa built 薬師堂 a hall for Yakushi Nyorai.

In the compound is 西光院閻魔像 a statue of Enma, the King of Hell.

In the compound is a statue of Pokkuri Yakushi ぽっくり薬師 Yakushi to help with a sudden death.

In the compound is a hall for 弁財天堂 Benten.

The temple is on the pilgrimage for Kawaguchi Shichifukujin 川口七福神 the Seven Gods of Good Luck.
Around the hall are seven stone markers representing the Seven Gods.

A stone marker for things not allowed to come in :
「狐狸妖怪不許入山門」 foxes, tanuki badgers, monsters

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shuin　朱印 stamp of Benten

ema 絵馬 votive tablets


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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Musashi no Kuni 武蔵国八十八ヶ所霊場 Pilgrimage to 88 Temples . - Nr. 51

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- - - - - Homepage of the Temple
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- reference source : raifuku.net/junrei/busou ... -
- reference source : hanaetabi.fc2web.com/hudou/index ... -
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