Shoden-In Saitama

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Shooden-In 聖天院 Shoden-In - (Shoten-In)
高麗山 Komasan 聖天院　- Shoorakuji 勝楽寺 Shoraku-Ji


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埼玉県日高市新堀990 / 990-1 Niihori, Hidaka, Saitama 350-1243

This temple is Nr. 26 on the pilgrimage to 33 Kannon Temples in Musashino.
Very close to it is the shrine 高麗神社　Koma Jinja.


The main statue is Shoten 聖天.
The temple is built from beautiful keyaki zelkova beams of the forest behind it.

Behind the park on the slope of Mount Koma 高麗山 is a park with beautiful azaleas and other flowers.

- Chant of the temple
高麗人の 楽度とまつる 歓喜天
仲睦まじく ほほえましけれ



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天下大将軍標
高麗聖雲 Koma Shoun was a priest of the Nara period.



. kideko, ki deko 木でこ head made from wood
Ootomo ningyoo 大友人形 Otomo dolls .
and 朝鮮の将軍標 shogunhyo dolls from Korea

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The statue of a seated Fudo is only about 38 cm high.
On his left is 矜羯羅童子 Kongara Doji (45 cm) and
on his right 制咜迦童子 Seitaka Doji (45 cm).

Inside of the statue were some amulet pieces, dating it back to 1580 and
the master carver 鎌倉仏師の大蔵法眼.
The two statues at his side date back to 1624.

One paper inside the statue declares it was carved by Kobo Daishi himself.
He also carved a Kannon with Eleven Heads 十一面観音.
There was also a small statue of Fudo, only 二寸五分 high.


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- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : www9.ocn.ne.jp/~shouden


Stone Fudo in the temple ground


source :　blog.goo.ne.jp/hsy-kb92


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. Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Introduction . 　

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. Narita Fudo 成田不動尊 .
Temple Shinshooji 新勝寺 Shinsho-Ji



. O-Mamori お守り　Amulets and talismans from Japan .　

. Japanese Temples - ABC list - .


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