Sennin 13 Ikoma

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Ikoma Sennin 生馬仙人 / 生馬仙 Ikoma Sen

He is Nr. 13 of the
. 日本の仏仙人16人 - The 16 Buddhist Immortals of Japan .




- source 絵本故事談 (山本序周：作、橘有税［橘守国］)



- source 本朝列仙伝 (田中玄順) Priest Myotatsu and five gourds


- reference source : 国文学研究資料館 -

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He comes from Osaka, 摂津住吉 Settsu Sumiyoshi and practised religious austerities at 高安山 Mount Takayasuyama (488 m).
In 897 僧明達 the priest Myotatsu came to the mountain and in a cave saw a man sitting, wearing a white hat and white robes.
The man was alomost starving, so Myotatsu gave him five uri 瓜 gourds.
Asked for his name he replied
我は是れ生馬の仙人 "I am the Sennin from Ikoma!"
After entering the mountain this Immortal had never come back down to the valley

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Mount Ikoma (生駒山 Ikoma-yama)
is a mountain on the border of Nara Prefecture and Osaka Prefecture in Japan. It is the highest peak in the Ikoma Mountains with a height of 642 meters.
Mount Ikoma
is a part of Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park. It is one of the most famous picnic spots in the Kansai region. On the top of the mountain, there are many TV towers for broadcasting to the Kansai region and Ikoma Sanjo Amusement Park.
Mount Ikoma
was an important object of worship for ancient Japanese people. On the east foot of the mountain, Ikoma Jinja (literally 'Shrine for Mount Ikoma') has been extant since the 5th century. The mountain and the Hozan-ji temple near the summit were traditionally celebrated as national scenery and included in well-known woodblock series such as the "Sixty-eight National Views."
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- Pilgrimage to 18 Shingon Temples in Kansai-
No. 13 . Hōzan-ji 宝山寺 / 寳山寺 Hozan-Ji .
奈良県生駒市門前町1-1 - 1-1 Monzenchō, Ikoma-shi, Nara
This temple is officially located in Nara, but many people from Osaka come here to pray and enjoy the vista too.


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