TEMPLE - Tahoin Fudo Adachi

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Tahoin Fudo Araijuku

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Tahooin 多宝院 / 多寶院 Taho-In, Araijuku
戎光山 Jukozan 多寶院 Tahoin

川口市新井宿157 / Kawaguchi city, Araijuku

The Fudo Myo-O statue is made of stone 石造りの不動尊.

多宝院不動堂 The Fudo Hall

The temple was founded in 1518.
It was a sub-temple of 宝蔵寺 Hozo-Ji.
Aroumd 1670, it was revived by 叡学法印 Saint Eikei.

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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. 58

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This Temple is Nr. 28 of the
. Adachi 100 Fudo Temples 足立百不動尊霊場 Pilgrimage .


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


....................................................................... Tokyo 東京都　
台東区 Taito ward

butsuzoo no e 仏像の絵 the painting of a Buddha
Once in summer the villagers cut kashi no ki 樫の木 the old Oak tree in the compound of 多寶院 the Temple Taho-In.
In the stump they found a painting of a Buddha statue.
. Legends about trees - - 木と伝説 .

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. Temples with legends .

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EDO - Nakabashi Kyobashi

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Nakabashi Hirokoji Chuo

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Nakabashi Hirokoji Cho 中橋広小路町 Nakabashi Hirokoji Town

Nakabashi 中橋 "Middle Bridge"
The bridge was first built around 1785, crossing over the river 紅葉川 Momijigawa,
which was located between 京橋川 the river Kyobashigawa and 日本橋川 the river Nihonbashigawa.
In 1868, it became part of Tokyo Prefecture, 京橋区 Kyobashi ward,
with 68 hauses and a population of about 290 people, with the name of 中橋広小路町 Nakabashi Hirokoji Town.
In 1889, it became part of Kyobashi ward.
In 1931, it became part of 京橋一丁目 Kyobashi first district.

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Edo Nakabashi Middle Bridge

Nakabashi was a bridge located between Nihonbashi and Kyōbashi, it spanning a canal in the area.
It was also the location of the first theater developed by Nakamura Kanzaburō І (1597? - 1658),
the founder of Edo-style Kabuki.
Records indicate that the canal was filled in as early as 1774, with the area assuming Nakabashi Hirokoji as its name.
It went on to become somewhere that was very lively, being a focus for the activities of entertainers from the provinces.
Its modern-day location is in the vicinity of the crossing where the Yaesu-dōri and Chuō-dōri roadways intersect.
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紅葉川 Momijigawa River Momijigawa "Red Autumn leaves"

紅葉川（もみじがわ）の両側には、慶長17年（1612）江戸城造営のための資材搬入運河として､入堀9本を開削した。江戸城西ノ丸の紅葉山方向に位置することから紅葉川と名付けられた。外濠から楓川の久安橋に通じる中央の500ｍの運河は､現八重洲通りである。紅葉川と通町筋（中央通り）が交差する橋が　
日本橋と京橋の間にあるので中橋(なかばし）と呼ばれていた。　
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.................................................................................　Osaka 大阪府
大阪市 Osaka city

umitsuchi 海土 sea and earth
In Osaka, 中橋町 Nakabashi Town, there was the store of a dried food dealer called
玉置右兵衛 / 玉置半右衛門 Tamaoki Hanemon.
In 1654, there was a stromg eathquake in the morning and in the middle of his kitchen some
umitsuchi 海土 sea and earth came up.
As much as he tried to clean it, it was back the next day.
After that, silt came falling down from the ceiling of his home.




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Chuo ward 中央区

In 江戸中橋 Nakabashi in Edo there was a woman who was very envious of her husband.
One night she got up and said she was very angry.
She put both hands in her mouth, pulled it wide open till the ears and attacked her husband.
But the husband killed the wife and brought her dead body to a temple.
After that, the husband got delirious and died 100 days after this.

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中橋町 Nakabashi town

. Legends about cats .
Once the young servant of 中島五兵衛 Nakajima Gohei from 江戸の中橋町 Nakabashi in Edo became very ill.
Then out of nowhere there came an old cat and sat by her pillow.
The people tried to drive her away, but she always came back.
When the servant finally died, the cat disappeared too.

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MINGEI - Shingenbukuro leather pouch

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Shingen-bukuro. Shingenbukuro 信玄袋
Shingen leather drawstring-pouch

The normal Samurai outfit did not have any pockets, so small pouches or bags were used to carry things. Some say that Takeda Shingen was the first to use such a bag, hence the name. The bag is made with two layers of ray-skin (untanned hide) and lined with leather. A drawstring keeps it closed.



The Shingen Bukuro is an essential part of a formal uniform. Since there are no pockets available, where do you carry things like your car keys, wallet, or cell phone. This type of bag was used for the first time by famous Daimyo Takeda Shingen (1521-1573) on the battlefield. Thus the name of this traditional style of bag is "Shingen Bukuro", which can be translated as "Shingen's pouch". This ultimate Shingen Bukuro is made of two tanned rayskins and lined with leather.

. Kiyomizu mame ningyoo 清水豆人形
Small Clay Dolls from Kiyomizu.
Set of dolls packed in a Shingen-bukuro 信玄袋.

. Takeda Shingen 武田信玄　 .

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Yamanashi Specialities 山梨郷土料理

. Yamanashi Folk Art - 山梨県　.

. kawabaori 皮羽織 leather haori coat .


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Inden deerskin products

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Deerskin goods from Yamanashi

印伝, short for indengawa 印伝革
Inden leather

dentoo kogeihin 伝統工芸品
a government-designated "Traditional Crafts of Japan"




Only produced in Yamanashi, inden are goods made from deerskin with designs in Japanese lacquer.
Inden has its origin in the leather accessories that were brought from India in the early Edo period. By late Edo, production had begun on coin purses, waist sashes, cigarette holders and so on. Nowadays, modern items such as purses, wallets, card holders, handbags and belts have been added to the variety of goods available. Inden production still uses its traditional methods.
source : www.yamanashi-kankou.jp



Kooshuu inden 「甲州印傳（こうしゅういんでん）」
deerskin products from the province of Koshu
Koshu Inden
(old name of Yamanashi)

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Purse with Daruma Logo
ブランドロゴの達磨





The Daruma Logo is only inside, for the owner to enjoy.



source
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Kooshuu Indenya 甲州印伝屋 / 印傳屋
Koshu Inden-Ya
Inden Museum ONLINE


Founded in 1582, INDEN-YA continues to create Inden, a 400-year-old form of traditional leatherwork.
While Inden has been popular among a select few who were interested in traditional Japanese culture, it has garnered very little attention from the general public.

Our mission was to communicate Inden's allure and the historical nature of the brand, and to improve awareness of the INDEN-YA brand through renewal of the brand's site.
Our primary aim was to attract people in their 20s through 40s, who comprise the primary users of the Internet, and the younger generation that prefers minimalistic designs.

Japan and foreign countries
(the name "INDEN" comes from "India")


Patterns

TONBO 蜻蛉
Tonbo is the Japanese word for dragonfly. Samurais appreciated how they fly straight and preferred to use this motif for armor and ornaments.　
katsumushi ("winning bugs").

KOZAKURA 　小桜
Throughout the ages, the word "hana (flower)" referred to sakura (cherry blossoms). Their ephemeral nature paralleled that of bushido (the way of the samurai) and this motif was frequently used on armor and helmets.

SEIGAIHA 　清海波
This refers to the infinite expanse of the vast ocean. It was used as an auspicious motif to invite good fortune.


patterns, click for more

Techniques
urushi-tsuke 漆付け lacquer application

fusube gihoo ふすべ技法 fusube method
This is much older. Smoke creates the patterns on the skin. Craftsmen tie deerskin around a rotating cylinder, next fix paper patterns on the leather and turn it over a smoky fire. The smoke darkens the exposed leather, thus creating patterns. It also leaves a smoky aroma that lingers even after many years of use.

Uehara Yushichi, 上原勇七 (Uehara Yuushichi)
13th generation owner of the company

source
http://www.asakointeractive.jp/inden-ya/award/
http://www.inden-ya.co.jp/


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pattern called SHOOBU
refering to the iris 菖蒲 and
to the winning of a fight　勝負

This pattern was a favorite with the samurai since the middle ages.




. shoobuyu, shoobu-yu 菖蒲湯 (しょうぶゆ) "iris bath" 　
auspicious symbols for the Boy's Festival
May 5, Tango no Sekku


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Bag for my archery glove





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TEMPLE - Keishoji Kannon Kyushu

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Keishoji Kannon Nakamachi

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Keishooji, Keishō-ji 継松寺 Keisho-Ji, Nakamachi
岡寺山 Okaderazan 継松寺 Keishoji

三重県松阪市中町1952 / Mie, Matsusaka, Nakamachi

The Kannon statue is 如意輪観音 Nyoirin Kannon.

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According to old records, in the year 743 when 聖武天皇 Emperor Shōmu (701-756) was planning
to make the statue of Great Buddha in Nara,
he sent 行基 Gyōki (668-749, a famous monk who traveled around Japan to preach to commoners) to Ise Shrine to consult the Goddess of the Sun Amaterasu on the matter. Gyōki received the divination and according to it built four temples in Ise area, placed Nyoirin Kannon (Omnipotent Kannon) statue in each and prayed for success of the plans of the Emperor. Keishō-ji is the only temple of these four that survived to this day.
Gyōki received a divine message from Kannon (the one that would be later worshiped in Keishō-ji) who promised protection during the construction of the Great Buddha. When he told the Emperor about his vision, Emperor Shōmu, who was 42 years old at the time (which was believed to be unlucky year in a man's life), decided to move the Nyoirin Kannon statue to his palace and ask for expelling the bad luck during that year.
After a year Emperor issued a decree and order to build a hall for Kannon in the original temple's grounds and move the statue back to its place. He wrote down a name on a tablet and presented it officially naming the temple Nyoirin-in. The temple became the first sacred ground in Japan which would specialize in expelling of bad luck.
The temple's name Keishō-ji comes from a monk named Keishō, who rebuilt the temple after it was destroyed by a big flood in 750.
In 802 Kūkai 弘法大師 Kōbō Daishi, 774-835, the founder of Shingon sect) when staying at this temple, sculpted statues of 不動明王 Fudō Myō-ō (Immovable Wisdom King) and 毘沙門天王 Bishamon (God of Treasure, Wealth, and Warriors) and placed them on the altar as attendants of Goddess Kannon. Since then Keishō-ji became a temple belonging to Shingon sect of Buddhism.
In 1581 the temple received land from 蒲生氏郷 Gamō Ujisato (1556-1595), the Lord of the Matsusaka Castle, and moved to its present location from Ishizu in Iitaka district. From that moment a history of nowadays Keishō-ji started.
The temple revived to its former glory thanks to 政算 Seizan – the first abbot of the temple after movement.
In August of 1997 the Main Hall, together with other buildings and the Main Gate, were dismantled and repaired. During the renovation works, an old sign originally staked to a building's ridgepole, ritual arrows (to fend off bad luck) and vessels with five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millets: awa and kibi) which all were used for ridgepole-raising ceremony had been discovered. All of them are important evidence that tell us the temple's history.
The temple is commonly known as 岡寺観音 Okadera Kannon and it is famous for its power of expelling bad luck.
Throughout the temple's history Keishō-ji was visited by many famous writers, poets and artists.
Among temple's possessions there are many precious calligraphies made by a famous calligrapher and painter
池大雅 Ike no Taiga (1723-1776). Other example is a highly praised copybook of calligraphy issued by this temple and
made by a print artist – 韓天寿 Kan Tenju (1727-1795).
- source : isekannon.jp/otera_list ...

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shuin　朱印 stamp 厄除観音

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

Every year at the first "horse day" of an old calendar, which nowadays is celebrated
at the beginning of March, a three day festival
厄除初午大祭 Yakuyoke Hatsu-uma Taisai (Grand Festival of Expelling Bad Luck on the First Horse Day of the Year)
is held. It is the biggest event held at the temple and each year many people come from far to take part in it.

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Also on the following pilgrimages :

number 20 of Tōkai Shinsaigoku 33 kasho Pilgrimage 東海新西国三十三ヵ所
number 81 of Mie Shikoku 88 kasho Pilgrimage 三重四国八十八ヵ所
number 26 of Tōkai 36 Fudōson Pilgrimage 東海三十六不動尊
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This temple is Nr. 08 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 .

. Nyoirin Kannon 如意輪観音 Wishfulfilling Kannon

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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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. Japan - Shrines and Temples - Index .

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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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shuin　朱印 stamp 熊野薬師 Kumano Yakushi

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- source : oyakushi.com ...
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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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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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. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

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PERSON - 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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