Kasakake Fudo

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Kasakake Fudo 笠懸不動
日輪山 Nichirinzan 観音院 Kannon-In 南光寺 Nanko-Ji


群馬県みどり市笠懸町阿左美 / 967 Kasakakecho Azami, Midori, Gunma

The name Kasakake refers to the geography, a plain named 笠懸野 Kasakakeno along the river 渡良瀬川 Watarasegawa in the form of a 扇状 fan.
Kasagake or Kasakake is a sort of Japanese mounted archery.
In contrast to 流鏑馬 yabusame, the types of targets are various and the archer shoots while riding past the target.

The temple was built in the Kamakura period. When 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi Kukai passed here, a statue of 白衣観音菩薩 Byakue Kannon in white robes made by 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu was venerated here.
In 1335, 南の御方 Minami no Onkata (Taira no Tokiko) came to live here.

Other statues and treasures of the temple are
不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai
阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai
白衣観音 Byakue Kannon
弁財天 Benzaiten / Benten
牛頭曼荼羅 Gozu Mandala
徳川家歴代将軍御朱印9通 9 letters from the Tokugawa Shoguns







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shuin 朱印 stamp



omamori お守り amulets


- Homepage of the temple
- source : nankouji.com...

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

元旦護摩 正月元旦
厄除護摩 1月4日
1月17日 初観音
1月21日 初弘法（毎月21日）
1月28日 初不動（毎月28日）Hatsu-Fudo first Fudo ritual
2月15日 涅槃会
3月21日 御影供
3月彼岸 春彼岸会
5月8日 花まつり
6月15日 青葉まつり
7月10日 観音四万六千日
8月13日 - 16日 盂蘭盆会供養
9月彼岸 秋彼岸会
12月8日 成道会
12月31日 除夜の鐘供養

- reference source : wikipedia -


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This temple is Nr. 8 of the
. 北関東三十六不動尊霊場
36 Fudo Temples in Northern Kanto .


. O-Mamori お守り　Amulets and Talismans .


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


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

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みどり市 Midori city 笠懸町 Kasakake town

. daija, orochi 大蛇 the huge serpent, great snake - legends .
A wealthy man named 赤堀の道元 Akahori no Dogen had a daughter of 16 years. She went to Mount Akagisan 赤城山, jumped into the swamp and became a huger serpent.
Her friend, who did not dare to go back home, also jumpee in and became kani カニ a crab. The water has been clear since then.
In rememberance of her death, the family goes to the swamp to pray and bring offerings of sekihan 赤飯 red ritual rice and sake 酒 rice wine in a juubako重箱 food box with many layers. The box usually sinks down to the bottom and later comes up, all empty.



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太田市 Ota city, 笠懸村 Kasakake village

In Kasakake village there lived a child with ill legs. When this child died, the parents had a special ritual with in 印 a mark for his burial.
Later another child was born with this mark, so it must have been a rebirth.

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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -

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


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