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Jingoji　神護寺 Jingo-Ji, Kyoto 

. Pilgrimage to 49 Temples of Yakushi Nyorai in Western Japan
西国四十九薬師巡礼 .
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Nr. 44 Takaosan 高雄山 神護寺 Jingo-Ji 京都市右京区

One of the three great temples in Sanbi, 三尾 in Kyoto, famous for their autumn colors.

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Founded in the 8th century, this Shingon temple is located at Takao, northwest of Kyoto. Kukai, founder of the Shingon sect, came here in 809 and stayed for 14 years.



After the temple burnt down the monk Mongaku persuaded Retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa and shogun Minamoto Yoritomo to rebuild it, the work being completed in 1184. However most of the temple buildings were destroyed again in the Onin War. Only the Daishido survived the war and several of the current buildings date from 1623.


Stone sculpture of Fudo Myo-o at Jingoji Temple.
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京都市右京区梅ヶ畑高雄町５番地 / 5 Takao-chō, Ume-ga-hata, Ukyō-ku Kyoto


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Jingo-ji Temple is nestled in the mountainous area to the northwest of Kyoto city. The area is particularly known for autumn colored leaves and is called the Sanbi area consisting of three regions: Takao, Makio and Togano-o.
Jingo-ji Temple is located on the slope of Mount Takao. Crossing Takao Bridge above the Kiyotaki River 清滝川 and steeply ascending through the tunnel of crimson leaves. There, an incredibly beautiful Japanese temple welcomes one.
The official name of this temple is “Jingo Kokuso Shingon-ji” and it derives from two temples. One is Shingan-ji Temple and the other is Takaosan-ji Temple, both of which merged in 824. This is the place where Kukai (or Kobo Daishi) founded the base of his Shingon esoteric Buddhism and is regarded as one of the three most important esoteric Buddhist temples along with To-ji Temple and Kongobu-ji Temple.
It has experienced devastation many times in the long history but was successfully restored each time. A number of valuable temple treasures are preserved up to today, including the statue of Yakushi Nyorai (National Treasure) and other articles from the Heian and Kamakura periods. Another popular point about this temple is the Throwing Roof Tile. From the garden in Jizo-in Temple, people throw a roof tile over the cliff side as far as possible, an action that is believed to ward off misfortunes.
- source : eng.trip.kyoto.jp


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薬師如来立像

Yakushi Nyorai in the 金堂 Kondo Hall.

鎌倉時代の末に編纂された『神護寺略記』に引用されている『弘仁資財帳』に「薬師仏像一躯　脇士菩薩像二躯」とあるのがこの三尊に当たると思われる。
資財帳とは、定額寺で作ることを義務付けられていたもので、弘仁年間の資財帳とは当時定額寺であった神願寺のものであり、この像が神願寺から高雄山寺に移されたと考えられてきた。

近年、
この本尊を高雄山寺に由来するとする説が出され、その結論はまだ定まっていない。
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- Homepage of the temple Yuiseki Honzan 遺迹本山
- source : jingoji.or.jp

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- Yearly Festivals -

一月一日 新年法要 金堂
二日 初大護摩供 明王堂
八日 本尊供 金堂
二十一日 御影供 大師堂
二月十五日 涅槃会 金堂
三月二十一日 彼岸会 金堂
四月八日 仏生会 金堂
五月一日～五日 寺宝虫払行事 書院
四日 和気公祭典 霊廟
十三日～十五日 五大虚空蔵菩薩像御開帳 多宝塔
六月十五日 降誕会 大師堂
七月二十一日 文覚上人忌 墓前
八月十五日 孟蘭盆会 金堂
九月十八日 性仁親王忌 墓前
二十三日 彼岸会 金堂
十月（第二月・祝）を含む
三連休 五大虚空蔵菩薩像御開帳 多宝塔
十一月一日～七日 板彫弘法大師御開帳 大師堂
四日 和気公祭典 金堂

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. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja - Fudo Myoo .


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神護寺の紅葉明りに一凡夫
Jingoji no momiji akari ni hito bonpu

among the bright lights
of autumn foilage at Jingo-Ji
one normal man


神護寺のここで一服紅葉茶屋
Jingoji no koko de ippuku momiji chaya

at Jingo-Ji
just right for a break
the tea stall in autumn foilage

Takazawa Ryooichi 高澤良一 Takazawa Ryoichi



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- - - - - There are other temples with the name 神護寺 JingoJi in Japan.

Kumamoto, Aso Town 熊本県 阿蘇市

One of the priests of the temple Jingo-Ji, where women were forbidden to come, got involved with a girl named オカメ O-Kame from nearby and spent almost every night with her.
The other monks punished the two by digging a hole in the ground, put the two of them inside and rolled a large boulder atop of this living grave.
From this time on in the villags around the home of O-Kame whenever a girl was born it would not grow up to become a woman. The villgers became afraid and asked the monks to pray to forgive O-Kame, whom they now called お上神様 O-Kame Kamisama.
They made a wooden statue clad with paper robes.
Whenever some difficult would happen in the village, the statue would shed off half of the paper robes as a warning of it.

reference yokai database

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. Koozanji 高山寺 Kozan-Ji .
and priest priest Myoe 明恵上人 (1173 - 1232)

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


. Japan - Shrines and Temples - ABC .


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